Talk:Winslow, Arizona

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History section
This article needs a history section (when it was created, who devised the street planning, who the first mayors were, and so forth). Strangely enough I don't seem to be able to find the info on the official website. The info needs to be referenced. Maybe there are books about it. It would be great for a local to work on it.Zigzig20s (talk) 13:41, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

It should be mentioned that Winslow was a major shipping depot for cattle. Cattle ranching was a prime industry in and around Winslow. Ryttar 21 April 2011

Take It Easy
ummmmmm, take it easy isn't an Eagles song ... it was a Jackson Browne song —Preceding unsigned comment added by RappaMCJay (talk • contribs) 05:10, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Bypassed?
"Was bypassed by I-40 in the 1970s" means there wasn't originally an I-40 exit for Winslow. Given the geography that is very unlikely. Given the town's remoteness, many people choose to stop even if there isn't a stoplight. Potatoswatter (talk) 01:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't. Route 66 went right through downtown; I-40 passes about a mile north of downtown and goes around Winslow, so travellers would be less likely to go downtown unless they planned on stopping in Winslow. With Route 66, you had to drive through downtown (and by the businesses there); with I-40, you don't. PaulGS (talk) 00:04, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Norway know now about the city
"Take It Easy"? The city is in disgrace for the norwegian people after the trial vs. John Kristoffer Larsgård, we know that where the city is - and who the people is - and we is NOT pleased for that. Larsgård should have bypassed the city, a mob attack his car so he come in reckless driving - and call on the police, only for to be arrested of the policemen. Norway know of that, and the rest of the world will too know of that. Disgrace! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.164.174.198 (talk) 23:01, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

2012 Trial Controversy
Removed the following from the article. This article is not a place for detailed information about one incident. Someone needs to thin it down to ONE small paragraph and add it to the history section. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  •  22:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

What is indisputed in the case is that on Saturday 24th of September 2011, a Norwegian named John Kristoffer Larsgard by mistake entered a one way street the wrong way with his mother in the passenger seat. They were at the time trying to get to their luggage, which was in a car at a local mechanic's shop. Mr. Larsgard and his mother then found themselves having to traverse a crowd at a local "Standin' on the Corner" festival" in order to get to their luggage.

There are two interpretations of what happened next. Mr. Larsgard claims that he was driving cautiously and slowly when he noticed people were getting upset. His mother then stepped out of the car and walked alongside to explain that they needed to get to the mechanic's. When they approached a lot next to the mechanics, they were getting surrounded and decided to turn around. In doing so, a local food stand was nudged, and a Mr. Michael Mendoza came running to see what was going on as his children were near the events.

Mr. Michael Mendoza then proceeded to run after the car some distance, and enforce local traffic regulations by breaking Mr. Larsgard's nose with his fist. Upon experiencing this, Mr. Larsgard decided to get away from harm's way and drove off, unfortunately driving over a woman's foot, and grazing another member of the crowd that stood around. No one had been injured in the event before Mr. Mendoza punched Mr. Larsgard in the face, and it is argued that Mr. Larsgard suffered the worst injuries of those present.

After escaping the events as a matter of self-defense, he proceeded a couple of blocks away, called 911 and awaited the police. The police then arrested him, and Mr. Larsgard has since been treated as a maximum security prisoner, claiming that the staff at the local jail told him that to let him with the others would be akin to "letting a shark in a goldfish bowl".

At trial, several witnesses claimed they heard him say "I'm going to kill you!", while one believed he said "I'm going to sneak through."

At trial, Mr. Larsgard was also put on display with all the apparels of a maximum security prisoner, perhaps predisposing the jury to believe he was an extremely dangerous man. He has no criminal record in his past.

Further supporting his case is the notion that the witnesses are related or know each other from before. To free Mr. Larsgard might mean that Mr. Mendoza ought face criminal charges for assault.

The local Attorney General decided instead to charge Mr. Larsgard based on the following interpretation of events:

After several pedestrians yelled at him that he was going the wrong way, Mr. Larsgard became angry. Mr. Larsgard became angry at their commands to turn around. At trial, a few witnesses testified that he yelled back at them, "I'm going to kill you." He then turned into a private drive and drove (in reverse) at a hotdog stand. Some witnesses said he drove at the stand once, others testified that he drove at them twice. After driving at the individuals at the hot dog stand, Mr. Larsgard drove off on a side street. Mike Mendoza, father of the children who were almost hit, ran after him to get him to stop. After running into a deadend, Mr. Larsgard turned around. Seeing Mr. Mendoza running towards him in the distance, Mr. Larsgard drove at him.

Mr. Larsgard missed him, but ended up almost a block away from the hotdog stand. A crowd of individuals surrounded the vehicle to try to get him to turn off the engine and get out. Furthermore, scared that Mr. Larsgard might do try to hit someone again, Mr. Mendoza struck Mr. Larsgard in the face. Instead of getting him to stop, these actions further enraged Mr. Larsgard. He put the car into drive and drove out of the crowd of people, narrowly missing several pedestrians.

On March 6, 2012, the trial began. Mr. Larsgard was represented by Criss Candelaria, a former Apache County Attorney. The State was represented by Joe Ruechel, Chief Deputy at the Navajo County Attorney's Office. On March 27, 2012, after several days of trial, a jury of twelve unanimously convicted Mr. Larsgard of seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for driving the rental car at several people. The same jury also acquitted Mr. Larsgard of one count of aggravated assault (for driving at Mr. Mendoza) and for two counts of endangerment involving children. On April 24, 2012, Mr. Larsgard was sentenced to a maximum term of seven and a half years incarceration in the Arizona Department of Corrections. During sentencing, the State presented evidence that Mr. Larsgard had attempted to drive at a bicyclist in Los Angeles, CA; that he had threatened his roommate while a student at the University of South Alabama; and that he had been stalking a thirteen-year-old girl in Chicago.

The honorary consul of Norway to Phoenix, Professor George Olander at State University of Arizona says the case is shameful for the United States, and that a ticket for reckless driving would have been enough.
 * Someone (not the author) just edited the comments in the above talk page, and I reverted per talk page guidelines. On the other hand, the above section strikes me as an attempt to add material which wouldn't make it into the main article. Should this section simply be deleted? Tarl.Neustaedter (talk) 21:05, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

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