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Prescott-Area Cops at Bar Fight Claimed They Didn't Know Name of Fellow Cop, in Their Own Motorcycle Club, Who Threw Punch

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Feb. 21 2013 at 3:44 PM
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A pair of high-ranking cops who were at a Prescott bar where a Glendale man was injured in a fight said they couldn't remember the name of the fellow cop who punched the man, although they went to that bar with this cop as part of their motorcycle club.

According to the Prescott Police Department reports first obtained by the Daily Courier, Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler and Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Bill Suttle just couldn't come up with the true identity of "Top Gun" -- the nickname of their fellow Iron Brotherhood Motorcycle Club member, who apparently punched a 23-year-old Glendale man, who was hospitalized that night.

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-Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler Denies Bar-Fight Allegations


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Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler Denies Bar-Fight Allegations, But Resigns From Motorcycle Club

By Ray Stern Mon., Dec. 31 2012 at 4:36 PM
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Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler says he was at Prescott bar on December 22 with other motorcycle club members, but denies involvement in a fight.

Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler released a statement over the weekend to quell rumors that he was involved in a December 22 Prescott bar fight in which a Glendale man was injured.

The incident came to light after the 23-year-old victim showed up at a hospital with facial injuries, saying he'd been attacked by members of a motorcycle club.

When Prescott police started to investigate, they quickly learned it was a law-enforcement club, and that the alleged attackers were off-duty police officers. The probe was turned over to the state Department of Public Safety to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest; Prescott Valley is a small town just east of Prescott.

Fessler admits to being at the bar at the time, and also to being a former motorcycle club member, but says that rumors that high-ranking Prescott Valley officers were involved in the "altercation" will be proven to the contrary. He says he has resigned his membership in the club, reportedly the Iron Brotherhood Motorcycle Club.

See also: Off-Duty Cops at Prescott Bar Mistaken for Motorcycle Gang by Glendale Assault Victim


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Off-Duty Cops at Prescott Bar Mistaken for Motorcycle Gang by Glendale Assault Victim

By Ray Stern Thu., Dec. 27 2012 at 7:55 AM
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Motorcycle club -- or a group of violent, off-duty police officers? Sometimes, it's hard to tell the difference.

A group of off-duty cops at a Prescott bar were mistaken for violent motorcycle gang members by a Glendale man who says he was assaulted by them.

Prescott police talked to the 23-year-old victim at about 11 p.m. on Saturday night while he was being treated at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center's west campus, says a Prescott PD news release.

The victim told the officer he was at a downtown Prescott bar and believed he'd been punched repeatedly by several "members of a motorcycle club." His face took the brunt of the beating, but he was released from the hospital apparently without serious injuries.

When police started checking up on the situation, they soon learned the alleged group of thugs were actually off-duty police officers.

See also: Deputy Tim Abrahamson, Accused Attacker of Man Who Cuckolded Him, was Key Figure in Sheriff Arpaio's Disgraced Anti-Corruption Team


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Barack Obama T-Shirt Shooting: Peoria Cop's Demotion Upheld

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Nov. 6 2012 at 9:53 AM
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No "hope" out of these youngsters.
Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.

A city spokesman says the three-member personnel board upheld the demotion, but reduced the amount of unpaid suspension from 80 hours to 40 hours.

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-Barack Obama T-Shirt (Apparently) Blasted by Arizona Kids, from Cop Facebook Page
-Peoria Cop Demoted for Picture of Freshly Shot-Up Obama T-Shirt on Facebook Page

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Cocopah Police Chief Above the Law? Ask the Yuma Man Whose Son Found the Chief's Gun

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Nov. 1 2012 at 2:24 PM
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Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon.
Cocopah Tribal Police Chief James Spurgeon wasn't charged for allegedly leaving his gun at the Yuma home of an "acquaintance" in August, but the man whose 6-year-old son found that gun still has some questions.

Levi Cochnauer told Yuma police at the time that his son found the gun next to his bed, and pointed it right at him. Cochnauer tells New Times that he didn't invite Spurgeon to his house -- or his bedroom -- and he's not too pleased about Spurgeon not being punished for the incident.

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-Cocopah Police Chief's Gun Found by 6-Year-Old
-Cocopah Police Chief Not Charged for Losing His Gun

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Jeffrey Higgins, Ex-MCSO Detention Officer, Lands on Probation for Drunk Gun-Pointing

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Oct. 10 2012 at 12:36 PM
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Jeffrey Higgins, a now-former detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, was sentenced to probation for a January incident in which Higgins pointed a loaded handgun at his 19-year-old son.

According to court documents previously obtained by New Times, Higgins pointed the gun at his son's face as the teenager tried to prevent his old man from drunkenly driving away from their Mesa home.

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-Jeffery Higgins, MCSO Detention Officer, Accused of Getting Drunk and Pointing Gun at Son


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Cocopah Police Chief Not Charged for Losing His Gun, Which Was Allegedly Found by a Child

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Sep. 28 2012 at 10:50 AM
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A Yuma man found Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon's gun last month -- because the man's 6-year-old son was pointing it right at him -- but the police chief won't be charged.

The Yuma Police Department had investigated the incident, as a police spokesman said Spurgeon left it at an acquaintance's apartment in the city.

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-Cocopah Police Chief's Gun Found by Man Whose 6-Year-Old Son Was Pointing It at Him


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Cocopah Police Chief's Gun Found by Man Whose 6-Year-Old Son Was Pointing It at Him

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Aug. 28 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon.
A Yuma man found Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon's gun the other day -- because the man's 6-year-old son was pointing it right at him.

The Yuma Police Department is investigating the incident, as a police spokesman says Spurgeon left it at an acquaintance's apartment in the city.

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Peoria Cop Demoted for Shouting Racial Slur at Inanimate Object

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Jul. 23 2012 at 5:41 PM
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Peoria Police Chief Roy Minter announced today that a patrol sergeant was demoted and suspended for directing a "racially derogatory term" at a podium in April.

Sergeant Patrick Kief is now Officer Patrick Kief for "us[ing] a racially derogatory term to describe his frustration with a podium he was using during a shift briefing for patrol officers."

Police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto didn't offer New Times the exact quote, but says "the term is racist against African Americans."

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Yuma Farmers Sally Nakasawa and Robert Nickerson Sue Over $12 Million Worth of Poppies Destroyed by the DEA

By Ray Stern Thu., May 24 2012 at 12:36 PM
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Sally Nakasawa is one of the Yuma farmers suing the DEA over the loss of a $12 million crop of poppies intended for use as floral decorations.

Yuma farmers Sally Nakasawa and Robert Nickerson have been major growers of poppies for years, selling them for use in floral decorations.

Their flowers could be seen by the public off U.S. Highway 95, and in 2008 a photo of them were featured in a Yuma Daily Sun article that pegged poppies as the "crop of the week."

Then, in the summer of 2010, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency showed up and wiped out the entire crop, claiming they were an illegal variety known as Papaver somniferum, a.k.a., the opium poppy.

No allegation has ever been made that the farmers sold their poppies to drug dealers or for any purpose besides to look pretty in a vase. No criminal charges were ever filed.

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