Phoenix, AZ: A dentention officer, reports to jail after defying a Judge's order.
Maricopa County Detention Officer Adam Stoddard turned himself in to jail Tuesday night, according to his attorney Thomas Liddy.
Stoddard was ordered to jail for disobeying a judge's order to apologize for taking an attorney's papers. Courtroom surveillance video showed Stoddard removing handwritten notes from attorney Joanne Cuccia’s files during a hearing.
Stoddard claimed he did it for security reasons, but a judge agreed with Cuccia's claim that it made her look like she was smuggling contraband into the courtroom and ruined her reputation.
The judge ordered Stoddard to publicly apologize to Cuccia Monday night, but when he refused, he was ordered to go to jail for defying the judge’s order.
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