Sheriff Joe Arpaio, others sued over inmate death PHOENIX -- The family of an inmate who died after what his family describes as abuse behind bars filed a $19.5 million wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The suit also names Maricopa County and dozens of other Phoenix police and MCSO employees. Ernest "Marty" Atencio was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail last year on non-violent misdemeanor charges. At ... [News Source]