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NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on Nogales City Council condemning used of new razor wire on border wall (all times local):
A judge on Wednesday threw out a criminal charge against an Arizona mother who was arrested at a city council meeting for criticizing a public official, calling her arrest "objectively outrageous."
The City of Nogales operates under a council-manager form of government in which the mayor is elected to a 4-year term and has a single vote on the city council. The council then hires a city manager to run the day-to-day operations of the city. The 6 city council members are elected at-large to 4-year terms. [24]
Rebekah Massie criticized a proposed pay raise for a city attorney. When she refused to stop, citing her First Amendment rights, the mayor had her arrested.
Cincinnati City Councilor P.G. Sittenfeld (-) convicted of corruption. (2022) [136] Cleveland City Councilor Kenneth Johnson (-) convicted of tax violations and federal conspiracy to defraud the government. (2021) [137] [138] Cincinnati City Council President Tamaya Dennard (-) convicted of fraud. (2020) [139]
Marco Antonio López Jr. (born April 7, 1978) is an American politician. He has served in both elected and non-elected public offices, including as mayor of Nogales, Arizona, executive director of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, policy advisor to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano for Mexico and Latin America, and director of the Arizona Department of Commerce.
Hundreds protested on May 28, with the police using pepper spray and tear gas. [20] Police alleged that protesters destroyed windows and doors to the Arizona Federal Theater and a City of Phoenix government building, as well as several other municipal and private businesses and parked cars. [21] Some lit fireworks and fired shots into the air. [22]
The charges were ultimately dropped, but only after Gonzalez, who has no criminal record, spent a day in jail. She also quit the City Council. Gonzalez then sued, saying that the arrest was a form ...