
Criminal Contempt Charges for Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Season 2016 Episode 175 | 22m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Criminal Contempt Charges for Sheriff Joe Arpaio/Melendres Case
A class action suit, filed in 2007, claimed the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office racially profiled Hispanics in sweeps and traffic stops. The judge that ordered these racial pro-filings stop came to the conclusion that these orders were ignored and proceeded to file the criminal charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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Arizona Horizon is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS

Criminal Contempt Charges for Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Season 2016 Episode 175 | 22m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
A class action suit, filed in 2007, claimed the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office racially profiled Hispanics in sweeps and traffic stops. The judge that ordered these racial pro-filings stop came to the conclusion that these orders were ignored and proceeded to file the criminal charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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