A San Francisco sheriff that was caught up in a national debate on illegal immigration has lost his bid for re-election by a wide-margin. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was charged with domestic violence five days after he was sworn in as sheriff – later pleading guilty to a charge of false imprisonment – which lead some critics to label him “America’s worst sheriff”.
Mirkarimi lost Tuesday in a landslide to retired sheriff’s official Vicki Hennessy. She has the backing of Mayor Ed Lee and the deputies association.
With more than 90,000 votes counted, Hennessy had 62 percent compared to just 31 percent for Mirkarimi.
Mirkarimi had been a defender of the San Francisco’s sanctuary city policies, which generally prohibit law enforcement from cooperating with immigration officials. He came under national scrutiny when he released an illegal immigrant who later was accused of randomly killing a young woman.
Mirkarimi had his officers release Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez after a years-old arrest warrant on marijuana charges against him was dismissed, despite a federal immigration request asking them to hold him until U.S. authorities could take him into custody for deportation proceedings.
Sanchez is accused of then murdering a 32-year-old woman July 1 while she was walking along a city pier with her father.
Sanchez was in the U.S. illegally and had been deported five times.
After he was arrested in the death of Kathryn Steinle it was revealed Sanchez had seven felony drug convictions.
This isn’t the only scrutiny of the San Francisco Sheriff’s office. They have been under close watch since last summer when a Mexican national in the country illegally was charged with the fatal shooting of a San Francisco woman.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
…although he may have beat his wife, he does not compare to the WORST SHERIFF, in the country….that honor belongs to JOE ARPAIGO in Arizona. He is the worst, he is a RACIST LIAR who targets people of color, women, small men, gays and harasses them…jails them without cause….
Riiiiight! Sheriff Joe is doing what EVERY sheriff should be doing in America to rid us of ILLEGALS, LAWBREAKERS, and UNDESIRABLES who are here because of our corrupt government. Your statement was full of ignorance and has no truth in it.
yea yea yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Sheriff Joe needs to help organize the well regulated state and local Militia and return power to We the People of Arizona, who ARE the Militia and Arizona’s legal and legitimate constitutional power. Arizona’s illegal criminal problem and economic bondage to the Banksters could end virtually overnight. I’m working on revitalizing 15,000,000 Texas Militia to take back the Lone Star State from rogue politicians and judges.
You gotta be nuts to say that or a Democrat or illegal! Which is it?
His name is Arpaio and he’s NOT the worst sheriff, he’s the best. He’s the sheriff of the county I live in, Maricopa County. YOU don’t like him because he’s tough on illegal-immigration. Zumba, that’s a Hispanic name, isn’t it? At any rate, if you don’t live here, then you don’t really know what you’re talking about, do you?
Why isn’t Sheriff Joe helping to organize the well regulated state and local Militia? Is he not interested in returning power to We the People of Arizona, who ARE the Militia and the legal, legitimate constitutional power in the State? You’re illegal criminal problem and your economic bondage could end virtually overnight.
Well, considering you couldn’t even get his NAME right…
You understood him didn’t you?
No he is not. You are a liberal and I bet will never allow these illegal aliens to live in your house but you want tax payers in this country to pay for all their needs. You are pathetic!!!
Good for the S.F. voters now if they will do the same for the mayor .
Your comment is obviously that of a person suffering from the socialist brain washing of America. Nobody was arrested and or deported that didn’t deserve it 20 times over. Sheriff Joe is a great man that puts those loud mouthed special interest deviant groups in there place and follows the law of the land and natural law. To hell with you politically correct socialists trying to overthrow America and destroy the Constitution.
The time to choose sides and fight for you rights and beliefs is comming. Be ready!
God save America and Sherif Joe.!l
After this ignorant comment: Before I did not know; now I love Sheriff Joe!
No he doesn’t. He incarcerates them after they have been arrested or convicted. His policy of housing and treatment of inmates contributed to his county having the lowest re-offender percentage in the country. We need more Sheriff’s like Joe and crime would be way down.
well you’re out of your dam mind you must be an illegal yourself to even think that way no he is just enforcing our law and trying to keep the illegals on there side of the border were they belong …an trying to stop them fom destroying the U.S. like they’ve destroyed there own they need a lot more like him to help send these murdering,rapest to prison in mexico
No, Ross Mirkarimi is the worst sheriff ever. He was not allowed to carry a firearms since he failed the marksmanship test. His drivers license got suspended. He looked liked a 3rd world dictator in his uniform with all the stars and stripes he could find. He even demanded starts on his white shirt collar. A banana republic style guy, arrogant with a big ego. His missteps as a sheriff is long. Would not surprise me if he ends up behind bars again.
Actually sheriff Joe can’t sentence anyone to jail, that honor goes to the court system and then a judge has to give out the sentence!!!
Mindy, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona is one of many Sheriffs who do they’re job of protecting citizens from Crime, especially from illegals in the country illegally. Arizona has been Sued by the Feds many times and always has pre-vailed, because they follow the Law. Some thing even the Corrupt Federal government won’t do. The Feds policy of Open Borders, No deportations, only makes matters worst for all citizens. Even illegals, Obama could give’m Amnesty tomorrow , but what good is it, if, in a few years, Millions of new illegals arrive , only to compete with the recent citizens given Amnasty . All will suffer , along with citizens. Inmmigration Law is made by going thru Congress and not by a Dictator who by-passes the Constitution and the Congress.
where do you get your facts or should i say falsehoods from, mindy???????? sounds like you might need a santuary city like sanfransico.
Your stupid-ass comments would resonate better on your Leftist “Bluffington Boast” , you useful idiot!
So Mindy Zumba. I assume by you name you’re one of those African Americans who vote for Barry Soetoro AKA Barrack (Nothing is ever my fault.) Obama just because of his skin color. Pathetic really. Oh before you call me a racist. I don’t like his white half that he has forsaken either. Joe Arpaio has done his job very well. He has also been a thorn in our RACIST, ILLEGAL, IMHO ! AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, POS POTUS since he outted that sorry excuse of a forged birth certificate that the Rainbow House tried to pass on as real.
bad sheriffs should be removed from office. SF is a den of thieves, liars and queers. do Feinstein and Boxer mean anything? how about Moombeam who has a second chance to Screw up CA and so far he’s doing a bang up job. Who is going to clean up his mess when he leaves. It took ten years last time. The only decent politico coming out of CA in a while is Dan Issa. The rest, should be shot!
Amen brother!!!
Yes!!!
You and those like you will have people shot with a whim,. Therefore it is OK to shoot you with out a thought about the law,right and wrong or how your actions effect others.
That’s why ream Americans need to purge our country of your brainwashed, entitled, communist sheep one way or another. Peacefully at first, if that doesn’t work, after a democratic vote of the local people, exterminate or exile you. . The first option being my preferred choice but the true majority will decide.
I thought I was commenting on an article slamming Sheriff Joe Arai, not that idiot Sheriff in San Francisco that let the multi murderer illegal alien out to kill an innocent woman walking on the boardwalk with her father. SORRY about that,
Hard core Constitutionalist!
Agree with you , 100%, and I’m sure , most California’s do too.
I’m glad to hear the voters sent this guy into retirement. He should be prosecuted for releasing a known criminal into the general population rather than hand him over to the federal government.
He should go to the same prison that Hillary should go to for Benghazi
man I second that I’d just be happy if Hillary was sent there right now
He will, because hiller will never serve a day in prison
That sheriff deserved to lose. I’ll let Sheriff Joe have my back at anytime. He’s fair, honest, and has credentials that go back a long, and productive time. That zombie person needs to have its head examined
What makes you, The Horn News, believe that just because Ms. Hennessy is the new sheriff in town, San Francisco’s “sanctuary city” policy will be any different from what it was before? If anything, Hennessy is even more liberal than Mirkarimi was.
Who cares, San Francisco is totally corrupt. I am glad that he lost so now no cash cow for him. He will have to get a job somewhere else obtain unemployment insurance payments. Ha Ha
maybe but he has already caused one murder she ain’t yet
Have you ever seen a government more corrupt than the one we presently have under Obama?
Remember 18.4Trillion in debt and headed for 20 Trillion, of which about 5 Trillion is nothing but waste. Obama doesn’t care about anyone but Obama and bringing America DOWN, which has has a very good start. .
he’s doing what he was planted in there to do…and if you voted for him either time then you haft to take part of the blame your self to …the way we save our country is /…trump 2016
That’s just great! Leave it to you idiots in Californication to have a choice between a traitor for sheriff or a woman to lead the county law enforcement. No wonder y’all are so screwed up. You know, if the well regulated California Militia were in place, then “We the People” of California, who ARE the Militia, would take care of your immigration problems and any problems you had with rogue politician-judges. You could also arrest and get rid of the Banksters who have put you in economic bondage.
and queers …oh no can’t do that then you would lose 2/3 of your millitia
I recently read that SF has people crapping between cars openly having sex and people shooting dope on every street corner not to mention hoards of homeless people sleeping in parks and on the sidewalks. Sounds to me like it needs more than a new sherriff!
heck you can see that in most of cali.
Remember 4 words: GO ARPAIO & GO TRUMP. Our wonderful U.S. of A needs help badly!