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Mr. Dougherty began writing about Sheriff “Joe” in 1993 soon after Arpaio took office, set up a “tent city” jail and began ignoring Constitutional rights of detainees and inmates. Over the next 15 years, Mr. Dougherty continued to report and write on Arpaio. In 2004, Mr. Dougherty wrote a series of stories that infuriated the sheriff, (right) and eventually led to the sheriff pressing the Maricopa County Attorney to file criminal charges against Mr. Dougherty. When that failed, Arpaio convinced Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas to initiate a Grand Jury investigation in the fall of 2007. The unprecedented assault on the First Amendment collapsed as outraged Americans protested the Grand Jury probe that sought the public’s internet web browsing history on New Times’ website. The 78-year-old sheriff is seeking is fifth term in office in 2008. Prominent Phoenix Attorney Michael Manning in April, 2008 requested the US Justice Department to conduct a civil rights investigation into the Maricopa Sheriff’s Office. The New York Times features John Dougherty’s reporting on Joe Arpaio A Knock in the Night in Phoenix By DAVID CARR Published: May 12, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/business/media/12carr.html Sheriff Joe Arpaio seeks criminal prosecution against John Dougherty Head on a skewer: Joe Arpaio was so obsessed with getting a hard-charging New Times writer prosecuted that he badgered Andy Thomas into making a fool of himself By Paul Rubin Published on March 20, 2008 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-03-20/news/head-on-a-skewer-joe-arpaio-was-so-obsessed-with-getting-a-new-times-writer-prosecuted-that-he-badgered-andy-thomas-into-making-a-fool-of-himself/ America’s Most Cowardly Sheriff by Tony Ortega October 16th, 2007 12:00 AM http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:iNax82E66tIJ:www.villagevoice.com/news/0743,ortega,78102,2.html+%22John+Dougherty%22+journalist&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=us Why Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wanted Dougherty Charged Jailhouse Blues Pack ‘em in and take away their rights. That’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s philosophy By John Dougherty Published on November 24, 1993 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/1993-11-24/news/jailhouse-blues/ The Plot To Assassinate Arpaio It was a diabolical scheme. Problem is, most of it was hatched by the Sheriff's Office. By John Dougherty Published on August 05, 1999 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/1999-08-05/news/the-plot-to-assassinate-arpaio/ In the Crosshairs County lawmen boffing hookers isn't Sheriff Joe's only problem. Fed up with his thuggery, Arpaio's own political party has targeted him for defeat By John Dougherty Published on June 24, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-06-24/news/in-the-crosshairs/ Sheriff Joe's Real Estate Game Arpaio's invested $690,000 in cash in two commercial properties since 1995. Some other investment records are sealed. By John Dougherty Published on July 01, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-01/news/sheriff-joe-s-real-estate-game/ Arpaio's Running Scared The powerful Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona and Senator John McCain want Sheriff Joke gone By John Dougherty Published on July 15, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-15/news/arpaio-s-running-scared/ Turning Up the Heat There's a difference between justice and vengefulness -- something that's lost on Sheriff Joke By John Dougherty Published on July 29, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-29/news/turning-up-the-heat/ Paranoia Reigns Pissed at Joe's insanity, Senator John McCain makes it official: He endorses Saban. By John Dougherty Published on August 12, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-12/news/paranoia-reigns/ Special Treatment Is justice for sale? Ask privileged characters like Jerry Colangelo John Dougherty Published on August 19, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-19/news/special-treatment/ Dog Day Afternoon Sheriff Joe's goons launched an assault to make a misdemeanor arrest. The Raid left a burned house, a terrified neighborhood and a dead dog By John Dougherty Published on August 05, 2004 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-05/news/dog-day-afternoon/ Gutless Wonders Here's an idea, county supes: Audit the freakin' sheriff's office for the first time ever! By John Dougherty Published on January 13, 2005 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-01-13/news/gutless-wonders/ Enemies List Arpaio haters, perceived and otherwise, beware! Looks like Joe's up to his old tricks By John Dougherty Published on April 28, 2005 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-04-28/news/enemies-list/ Histrionics Lesson Again, a judge bends over and allows Sheriff Joe Arpaio to sneer at Arizona's public records law By John Dougherty Published on August 11, 2005 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-08-11/news/histrionics-lesson/ Bird in Hand U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton has a rare opportunity to investigate Sheriff Joke. Will he do it? By John Dougherty Published on August 18, 2005 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-08-18/news/bird-in-hand/ Bully Pulpit County Attorney Andy Thomas has not only steered a lot of business to his old law firm, he has hired his old boss to harass Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chief political rival By John Dougherty Published on June 29, 2006 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2006-06-29/news/bully-pulpit/ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/business/media/12carr.htmlhttp://phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-03-20/news/head-on-a-skewer-joe-arpaio-was-so-obsessed-with-getting-a-new-times-writer-prosecuted-that-he-badgered-andy-thomas-into-making-a-fool-of-himself/http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:iNax82E66tIJ:www.villagevoice.com/news/0743,ortega,78102,2.html+%22John+Dougherty%22+journalist&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=ushttp://phoenixnewtimes.com/1993-11-24/news/jailhouse-blues/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/1999-08-05/news/the-plot-to-assassinate-arpaio/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-06-24/news/in-the-crosshairs/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-01/news/sheriff-joe-s-real-estate-game/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-15/news/arpaio-s-running-scared/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-07-29/news/turning-up-the-heat/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-12/news/paranoia-reigns/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-19/news/special-treatment/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-08-05/news/dog-day-afternoon/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-01-13/news/gutless-wonders/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-04-28/news/enemies-list/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-08-11/news/histrionics-lesson/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-08-18/news/bird-in-hand/http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2006-06-29/news/bully-pulpit/shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16
Investigation into Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Joe Arpaio