Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is defending his choice to suspend a political opponent and a union leader for various internal departmental policy violations.
His suspension of Heather Lappin, his Republican rival in the Sheriff’s race, and Aaron Cross, President of a deputy’s union outspoken against Nanos, has unfolded over the last week in a saga that has put a spotlight on the ethics of a local news outlet and raised questions about Nanos’ history of retaliation.
Nanos told AZPM that despite the timing, he had no choice in suspending either of his employees.
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