An Arizona constable who got the job earlier this year when her predecessor quit over frustration about serving eviction notices was shot and killed while carrying out that same duty.
"We all know that the job of an Arizona constable comes with risk, but we go about our business with caution and professionalism and treat all with whom we come in contact with respect and dignity," the office said in a statement.
Residents at the apartment complex were evacuated but later let back into their homes, news outlets reported.An eviction complaint filed on Aug. 15 by a landlord in Pima County Consolidated Justice Court indicated that Stansell had previously threatened violence.The complaint said he or his guest had threatened and intimidated neighbors with a gun on July 27.
Former Constable Kristen Randall had grown frustrated with having to serve people with eviction notices while not being able to help them stay in their homes."When a force for good can so easily be a force of pain and destruction, we should examine how this archaic position can better fit the needs of a changing community," Randall said in her Feb. 13 resignation letter.Martinez-Garibay was hoping to be elected to the position during the November election.
In 2019, Martinez-Garibay was honored for her work and received a vehicle from the Recycled Ride program,
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