The 10 in the west valley in a few minutes. Its an important day today for the toughest sheriff in america. He is facing challenges both at the polls and in the courtroom. A hearing is happening this morning and some are saying the timing is really interesting. Reporter thats right, because tomorrow early voting begins and arpaio is reelection. A federal judge recently told arpaio to stop pulling over latinos but he didnt listen and he admits now that he violated the court orders but says it was not intentional. The decision lies with the same judge who handled the sb 1070 and well keep you updated on what happens. Breaking overnight, a driver in mesa had his high beams on. Police get suspicious and that led to a pursuit, after which two people bailed out and ran into a buddys home near broadway. Police tried to pull the driver over, driving around with the brights on. He decided to take off and officers backed off because h high speed. A helicopter followed him, led officers right to
And the criminal case against the sheriff has officially begun today. But unlike in many criminal cases there will be no formal arrest. The sheriff will not arrested, there will be no mugshot and there will be no arraignment. The judge agreed to waive the arraignment and the sheriffs attorneys are saying that he will plead not guilty to the charges. Arpaio could face up to six months in jail if he is convicted. Now, federal prosecutors want to get this trial going. They are asking the judge for a bench a trial without a jury, but the sheriffs attorneys want a jury trial. Mel mcdonald, the lead attorney in this case, is saying the sheriff is an electe official and he should be judged by a jury of his own peers. Again, arpaio is saying that he is innocent of these charges, that there was no malicious or willful intent to disobey the judges orders, but as this case proceeds, the sheriff may also as prosecutors will be investigating whether or not the sheriff committed obstruction of justi
Wrapped up here at the crime scene moments ago. Now, the suspects are described as three black males and Police Detained one person this morning for questions but as of yet, no arrests. This is the Apartment Building where neighbors say the landlord lives on site. No one we talked to knows who would have wanted to shoot her. Detectives were in and out of unit 1904 all saturday morning. Crime scene investigators worked to determine what is behind the shooting of a home. Tommy was asleep when shots rang out at the apartment complex across the street. A Police Officer knocked on my door out of a dead sleep. Anything. Reporter Police Say Three men went into this unit and inside. It is scary they are shooting people. It is crazy. Woman. Rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive. Police couldnt comment on whether apartment surveillance may have caught the crime on camera. The shooting has cole neighborhood residents like Connie Curtis feeling so unnerved. Guns are so available to peo
Good evening, one of those suspected of being behind the murder of september 11th, 2012 terror attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya, was whisked into this country early this morning to face american justice. Ahmed Abu Khatallah was captured in libya two weeks ago, by u. S. Special forces and was formally arraigned late today in a washington courthouse. He is charged with providing support for the attack that lev four americans dead. And ignited a political firestorm here at home over how the Obama White House responded and first characterized the attack. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams has late developments for us. It was a brief Court Hearing lasting about ten minutes, a very significant one. The first suspect making a highly unusual weekend appearance before a federal judge here in washington. Under heightened security, he was brought early this morning to the federal courthouse at the foot of capitol hill. Ending a 5,000 mile journey that lasted nearly two weeks.
Were there with the latest. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. Oother member of president President Trumps cabinet is leaving the administration under a cloud of suspicion. Tae president announced today ynterior secretary ryan zinke will step down by the end of the esar. Zinkes resigning in the crosshairs of multiple trvestigations, just as former trump cabinet members tom price and scott pruitt did before him. In addition to this, the president last week announced the imminent departure of his chief of staff, john kelly. Cd yesterday, he named his budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, as acting chief of staff. The white house revolving door keeps spinning. R tl barnett is there. Reporter the first thing President Trump tweeted this morning was that his interior secretary is moving on. Writing, ryan zinke will be leaving the administration at the end of the year. Well, i think hes done a very good job. Reporter last month, the president refused to fire zinke and even defended him, despite moun