Another commander and former attorney. The questions will the sheriff have to resign . The answer is no. With the sheriff go to jail . The answer is we are a long way from that. The judges like the Police Investigating what could be a crime a recommending charges to prosecutors. What happens next is u. S. Attorney, John Leonardo working with the department of justice in washington has to decide whether to go ahead and charge the sheriff with criminal co what happens next could take months to play out. A criminal contempt charges a misdemeanor, perjury a more serious felony. Arpaio would personally have to pay the cost of a criminal defense. All this coming 11 days before the republican primary for sheriff. The 84 yearold seeking a seventh term in office. I should say there are National Political implications. Sheriff arpaio is a high profile endorser of republican trump. Team 12 investigator joe dana has been following this story for years as well. He joins us from the life alert cente
Minutes. Were following breaking news in the tyler cost case. Hes the teenager accused in a string of sexual assaults involving more than a dozen high schoolgirls. We are joined live from florence. The judge is not going to dismiss the case. Reporter so far, thats what were hearing. Judge white is not going to be dismissing the case, at least from what we heard from inside the courth when cost was arrested at the age of 18. Today the judge granted a request to move forward with one trial instead of separating it out into two. Of course the defense is pleased with that decision and also that the Court Previously granted their motion to dismiss the first four counts against cost. The defense required the prosecution turn over any rating material they have. Thats considered evidence its importance for establishing innocence or reducing the punishment of the defendant. Every time we learn more about this case, we learn more things that show that in fact there was a conspiracy. In fact, thi
Home invasion in south phoenix. And it looks like the bird didnt go without a fight. The home splattered with blood. Its one example of exotic animals being stolen to possibly be sold on the black market. The bird that was stolen is a blue and gold mccaw. Her owner is frantically trying to find the bird. They may not know what th themselves into. They use add crowbar and busted through here. She came home to find her home ransacked. Not only was her tv gone but her bird sunshine was missing. The cage wide open and empty. Not only was my bird gone but it was a serious struggle for her. There was blood all over the floor. Mccaws are known to take off fingers and ears and rip you to sleds. Hoping to find sunshine before shes sold on the ever growing black market for exotic birds. According to the Animal Welfare institute millions of exotic birds are stolen and smuggled for illegal pet trading. A stolen animal, you want to sell the animal. You dont care about the animal whatsoever. While s
. . . Toss weather . . . Adlib weather weather . . . Adlib weather in monsoon 2016. And once monsoon 2016. Left in five weeks just over in monsoon 2016. And once again. Parts of the valley were hit by mother nature. Nature. Meteorologist jen wahl is out in the 12 news today. A San Tan Valley man accused of sexually assaulting over a dozen girls will await an Arizona Supreme Court ruling to see if hell be released from jail before his trial. 20yearold years ago. Most of the girls hes accused of sexually assaulting were former classmates from poston butte high school. A 22yearold has been arrested accused of shooting and killing his roommate over the weekend. Police say before the murder. Zachary penton allegedly tweeted and i quote i need to move out of my place before i viciously murder my roommates. Police say thats exactly what he did when his 41yearold roommate who also owns the home tried to kick penton out. The two got into a physical fight. And the suspect told life when he alleg
Rain. Ripped through parts of the valley. Were tracking the storms this morning. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton changing focus and dealing with setbacks in their campaigns this morning. She won gold in rio. Now shes winning dates with the silver and black. What ally raisman is up ow . . . Adlib welcome . . . Adlib weather weather weather . . . Adlib weather meteorologist jen wahl is out we continue our Team Coverage of monsoon 2016 from the east valley. Team 12s nico santos checking hot headlines this morning he tweeted i need to move out of my place before i viciously murder my roommates. And thats exactly what 22year old Zachary Penton told cops he did. Penton walked outside saying he had just shot his roommate 41year old danny garofalo. Police say no one else was home at the time. And that penton admitted to knowingly and intentionally shooting his roommate. Protesters took to the streets of Downtown Phoenix yesterday. Demanding Sheriff Joe Arpaio be arrested. It all stems from la