Judge rips Sheriff Arpaio on lost evidence

The Arizona Republic reports that “A federal judge has imposed sanctions on the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for destroying evidence in a racial-profiling case, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio must answer questions regarding an immigration file he kept. U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow’s order, released Friday, also calls on the Sheriff’s Office to try to recover e-mails that were deleted and to swear under oath to steps it took to gather the records.”  The suit arises from a December 2007 police action and seeks to halt alleged discrimination against Latinos in Maricopa County by the County sheriffs.

KJ