'They don't want him back': Inside Joe Arpaio's long shot - NBC News County legal expenses: $81,040. In 1993 Joe Arpaio, America's 'toughest sheriff', opened a temporary outdoor jail in Phoenix. [223] Arizona Senator Jeff Flake and House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled their opposition to the pardon. [14], Although Arpaio sought another term as Maricopa County Sheriff in 2016, the contempt of court conviction eroded much of his remaining political support, and he was defeated in the election by Paul Penzone, a Democrat who reversed many of Arpaio's policies after taking office. "[137] The complaint included accusations that Arpaio and his staff forced women to sleep in their own menstrual blood, assaulted pregnant women, ignored rape, and criminalized being a Latino. Susan Schuerman, Stapley's executive assistant: $500,000 settlement. "[116], In July 2003, after spending almost four years in jail awaiting trial, Saville was acquitted by a Maricopa County Superior Court jury. Barbara Mundell, Maricopa Superior Court Presiding Judge, Anna Baca, former Maricopa Superior Court Presiding Judge, Gary Donahoe, Maricopa Superior Court Criminal Presiding Judge, Sandra Dowling, former Maricopa County School Superintendent, This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 10:17. Her uncle continued to rape her repeatedly, saying he would kill her if she told anyone. ", "The Latest: Senator critical of Trump's pardon of Arpaio", "Flake: Trump should have honored judicial process on Arpaio pardon", "Critics: Trump pardon his latest affront against judiciary", "Legal scholar on why the Arpaio pardon is 'troubling', "Why Trump's Pardon of Arpaio Follows Law, Yet Challenges It", "Analysis: What authoritarianism experts think of Trump's decision to pardon Joe Arpaio", "Judge denies Arpaio's motion to erase his criminal contempt conviction", "Legal groups move to challenge Trump's Arpaio pardon", "Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio files libel suit against NYT", "Arpaio files $300M defamation lawsuit against CNN, other media outlets", "Judge tosses out Joe Arpaio's $300M defamation lawsuit against CNN, other media outlets", "Recall Petition Targets Sheriff Joe Arpaio", "Maricopa County Voters Support Thomas, Arpaio Over Recall Effort", "Recall effort against Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio fails", "Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive", "Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona", "Jerry Sheridan talks upcoming Maricopa County Sheriff race against Paul Penzone", "Arpaio running for mayor of Fountain Hills | Arizona Capitol Times", "Ava Arpaio, wife of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, dies at 89", "Sheriff Joe Arpaio, this time, reveals his home address himself", "Joe Arpaio Announces 2020 Bid to Win 7th Term as Maricopa County Sheriff", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Arpaio&oldid=1145113088. Attorney's fees were granted to the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, the ACLU of Arizona, MALDEF, and Covington & Burling. This decision revoked the MCSO's federal authority to identify and detain illegal immigrants. [174][175][176][177], In 2005, Deborah Braillard, a diabetic was arrested and detained in county jail on a minor drug-possession charge. PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued an official statement late Friday afternoon denying allegations by Meghan McCain, daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain, made on her blog earlier this week, claiming that Arpaio is cyber stalking her on Twitter.