Senator Huppenthal Charged With Theft, Blames Democrats
The Arizona Republic
by Edythe Jensen - Dec. 19, 2008 03:43 PM
State Sen. John Huppenthal R-Chandler has been charged with criminal misdemeanors for cutting down an opposition campaign sign on Election Day. He's accused of theft and altering or destroying a political sign. A conviction could send him to jail for up to six months.
The charges stem from a confrontation Huppenthal had with Ruth Levin, a 78-year-old Democratic activist who told reporters and police that the senator cut down the sign then struggled with her over it before driving off in a Lexus SUV.
The nine-term state lawmaker called the charges "a continuation of the sadistic and vindictive smear campaign by the Democratic Party".
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