Thread: Mayor critical of Arpaio gets pulled over for broken headlig

Published: 05.14.2008

Mayor critical of Arpaio gets pulled over for broken headlight
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GUADALUPE — The mayor who has accused sheriff’s deputies of racially profiling Hispanics in her town was pulled over by an officer for having a broken headlight, officials said Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office says Mayor Rebecca Jimenez was cited for the broken headlight and for not having proof of insurance and registration on Tuesday night.
According to a police report, the mayor told the deputy that she was wrong in thinking that Sheriff Joe Arpaio wouldn’t retaliate against her for opposing his early April crackdowns in her town.
The report said the mayor asked the deputy how he liked working for a guy who racially profiles people of color and that she refused to sign the ticket and told the officer that he didn’t need to explain the citation to her.
“I’ll just have to go to Judge Melton and take care of it, I don’t need you to explain it,â€

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