Sheriff Joe Arpaio found in contempt on racial profiling charges

Published May 13, 2016 8:21pm ET



Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, and three members of his staff have been found in contempt of a federal court order to stop racially profiling Latinos during traffic stops, according to a new report.

U.S. District Judge Murray Snow ruled the four were in civil contempt after ignoring the judge’s orders issued last May.

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