Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found guilty on Monday of criminal contempt for defying a judge's court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Arpaio, 85, was charged with misdemeanor contempt of court, declaring that he willfully defied a judge's order in 2011 and prolonged his patrols for another 17 months, Fox 10 Phoenix reported. The ex-lawman admitted to prolonging his patrols, but then blamed one of his former attorneys for not fully explaining the court order. However, prosecutors insisted that Arpaio ignored the judge's orders because the former sheriff was attempting to boost his 2012 campaign. "Arpaio believes that a jury would have found in his favor, and that it will."

Source: Fox News July 31, 2017 18:32 UTC