It was the second advertisement in as many months calling for a new leader for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
The picture featured Sheriff Mark Napier with a stretched, Pinocchio-like nose, and reads “A State Commission says Sheriff Napier — and his top command — LIED UNDER OATH! If you can’t trust your Sheriff, who can you trust?”
It appeared in last Sunday’s Arizona Daily Star.
“I don’t believe any of them. I think they lied to us,” also appears at the bottom of the anti-Napier ad.
The quote was taken from Mike Hellon, a member of the Law Enforcement Merit and System Council, stemming from allegations Napier and members of his command staff committed perjury during a merit board hearing.
The ad was paid for by “Nanos for Sheriff” in support of Napier’s predecessor, Chris Nanos, who is seeking the post after losing in the 2016 election.
