Sheriff Arpaio drops court bombshell: His office investigated judge and his wife

*If you thought things couldn’t get worse for Sheriff Joe, you didn’t know Sheriff Joe. The wife of the Judge presiding over his contempt hearing allegedly said she didn’t want to see Arpaio reelected, so he investigated her. VL

By Aalia shaheed, Fox News Latino

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took to the witness stand in his contempt of court hearing Thursday, and revealed that he conducted a secret investigation into federal Judge G. Murray Snow and his family.

Arpaio dropped the bombshell as Judge Snow questioned him in a Phoenix courtroom.

Nearly two years ago, the judge ordered Sheriff Arpaio and his officers to stop racially motivated immigration patrols throughout the Phoenix metro area. This week’s civil hearing is to determine whether or not Arpaio violated that order.

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