In response to an ABC15 investigation into an in-custody death, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone admitted detention officers made mistakes that need to be addressed. MORE ⬇️
Penzone also criticized ABC15 for its reporting on Akeem Terrell’s death, calling the coverage “exploitive.”
He later added, “When I see how it was handled, there are absolutely areas that we need to be conscientious and improve on.”MCSO Sheriff Paul Penzone KTAR interview The sheriff’s office declined to comment to ABC15 ahead of the station’s series on the death last week.We do not comment on pending litigation. Please submit a FOIA for any records you wish to obtain, and they will be released when available.
In response to KTAR’s questions about the Terrell death, Penzone spent much of his time criticizing coverage of the case.“And when a journalist is so committed to not expose but exploit, then I think it does a disservice. This was a tragedy that needs to be vetted out, cleared up, and never happen again, whatever that means. But aggressive exploitive journalism doesn’t make it more of a tragedy. It’s just a tragedy,” Penzone said.
Both agencies are under federal scrutiny for how they police themselves. Penzone is under contempt of court for problems with MCSO’s internal investigations, and Phoenix is under a sweeping Department of Justice probe.
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