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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...

As of right now they havent found any surveillance from nearby businesses or homes. Senator Bernie Sanders gets ready for flagstaff and tucson tomorrow. He is already thinking of our state while in colorado today. He told a rally that he was alarmed by stories from some latino teenagers he met in arizona last year. With tears in their eyes they were telling me how frightened they were that one day they were going to come home from school and find out that their mom or dad was sanders told the crowd the time is long overdue for this country to come one Immigration Reform and a pathway to citize...

The hump. When you see the 7day forecast in a little bit, not so bad, right. I dont want to give it away. Not so bad. You got a sneak peek. And i got a little excited. I wont lie. Lets jump into it. We have clouds and radar up right now. A lot of moisture in the air overnight. A lot of that breaking up in the valley. This morning, we are seeing some activity down to the west, southwest of us here. In the valley, we are not dealing with anything this morning, other than clouds. Theres a live look outside right now. One of ou some of the cars moving in the distance. Otherwise, pretty calm night ...

Another commander and former attorney. The questions will the sheriff have to resign . The answer is no. With the sheriff go to jail . The answer is we are a long way from that. The judges like the Police Investigating what could be a crime a recommending charges to prosecutors. What happens next is u. S. Attorney, John Leonardo working with the department of justice in washington has to decide whether to go ahead and charge the sheriff with criminal co what happens next could take months to play out. A criminal contempt charges a misdemeanor, perjury a more serious felony. Arpaio would person...

Theres no basis. This is why the sheriff is fighting this ever step of the way because quite simply we believe the judge is wrong. Reporter when abc15 asked mcdonald what about resignation, he said no. Coming up at 8 30, were going to tell you about what skin the judge wants the sheriff to put into this game. And thats coming up in about 30 minutes. Well go back to you in the studio. The group promise arizona, a well known critic releasing this statement seeing in part families have been torn apart by his discriminatory actions. It is time for the sheriff to learn he is not and has never been ...