By Sue Tone | The Daily Courier
About 160 people showed up to hear Joe Arpaio, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, speak at the Rowle Simmons Adult Center in Prescott Friday, March 30. About 75 audience members remained to hear Arpaio talk after about a dozen protesters disrupted the presentation.
Arizona Representatives David Stringer and Noel Campbell, sponsors of the event, had appealed to the audience at the start for a show of respect. “Nothing can be solved if we first don’t listen to one another,” Campbell said.
About 25 minutes into Arpaio’s opening remarks, student protesters stood and chanted, displaying signs that read “NAZI SCUM,” and Arpaio left the room. The protesters exited peaceably after about five minutes, accompanied by uniformed Arizona Rangers and members of the Oath Keepers organization.
