A former high-level commander with the Pima County Sheriff's Department was sentenced in federal court on Friday after pleading guilty in a case involving the illegal use of money seized from crime suspects.

A former Pima County Sheriff's Department chief deputy who was accused of misusing money seized under an anti-racketeering law has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft charges.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says his chief deputy has been indicted and resigned.

Police investigating drunken driving cases must get voluntary consent from a suspect without any signs of coercion when drawing blood for testing or else get a search warrant, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.