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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Officially Charged for Contempt Faces Up to Six Months in Jail

ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016

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By Walter Einenkel

Sheriff Joe Arpaio attends a rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, October 4, 2016, in Prescott Valley, Arizona..Arpaio will soon face criminal charges from federal prosecutors over his immigration patrols.  Federal prosecutors say they will charge Arpaio with contempt-of-court after he allegedly failed to obey a judges order to halt controversial immigration policies that some say include racial profiling.  / AFP / Robyn Beck        (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump supporter and all-around bad guy Sheriff Joe Arpaio was finally, officially charged with contempt of court. This follows reports that Arizona’s angry racist grandfather would be charged for contempt for his blatant disregard of a judge’s order in a racial profiling case. In many respects this contempt of court charge is to Sheriff Joe what the government’s tax evasion charge was to Al Capone. The list of Sheriff Joe’s crimes…

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