"America's Toughest Sheriff" is no more.
Arizona has voted Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office, dismissing his bid for a seventh term following several legal problems involving racial profiling. Most recently, just a few weeks before the election, Arpaio was officially charged with criminal contempt of court for ignoring a judge's order to stop profiling Latinos in his signature immigration patrols. Arpaio still faces possible jail time.
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Arpaio, 84, became known nationwide through his harsh stance on illegal immigration. On Tuesday, Arizona decided that Democrat Paul Penzone would replace the long-serving Republican.
Read more at Time magazine.
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