<![CDATA[AZ GOP Director: No Apology, Claims His Arrest "Political," Has "No Memory" Of Incident]]>

1.0 link 198994 <![CDATA[AZ GOP Director: No Apology, Claims His Arrest "Political," Has "No Memory" Of Incident]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/az-gop-director-no-apolog_b_198994.html PHOENIX - Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum was arrested Wednesday at the state party headquarters for criminal speeding and reckless driving. Mecum, though, is claiming that the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) was "playing politics" when they arrested and booked him into Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 4th Avenue Jail.

Around 10:30 AM Wednesday, Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen and Communications Director Matt Roberts concluded a meeting just as two police offers took Mecum into custody. One staffer working...

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