A controversial former second in command at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has died.
David Hendershott was chief deputy under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A brief online obituary says Hendershott lived in Peoria, but does not give a cause of death.
Federal civil rights investigators found in 2011 that Hendershott used his post to retaliate against local attorneys and judges critical of the Sheriff’s Office.
Hendershott resigned before Arpaio could fire him, according to the Arizona Republic, after having worked for about 30 years at the Sheriff’s Office.
More law enforcement news
-
One exception to the ordinance allows automatic license plate reader data gathered by another agency to be used by Tempe police working on multijurisdictional task forces, so long as they don’t request a system query. -
Arizona’s Executive Tower, which houses the Governor’s Office and Secretary of State’s Office, was evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff received an envelope filled with white powder. -
Police in Las Vegas are poised to settle a mystery Thursday by publicly revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead. The discovery by boaters in 2022 sparked memories of the city's mob era, which ended in the mid-1980s. -
Tempe police announced nearly 100 additional charges against a former Corona Del Sol employee who was accused of downloading videos of girls changing in the dance room while the girl’s locker room was under renovation. -
Maricopa County is appealing to the 9th U.S. Circuit a federal judge’s September decision to not end independent oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.
