{"id":2284738,"date":"2024-06-27T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-election-worker-arrested-for-stealing-key-fob-to-maricopa-county-tabulation-center-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:46:31","slug":"arizona-election-worker-arrested-for-stealing-key-fob-to-maricopa-county-tabulation-center-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-election-worker-arrested-for-stealing-key-fob-to-maricopa-county-tabulation-center-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona election worker arrested for stealing key fob to Maricopa County tabulation center &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-election-worker-arrested-for-stealing-key-fob-to-maricopa-county-tabulation-center-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-fani-willis-indict-the-fulton-19-defendants-without-proper-jurisdiction\/\" title=\"Was Fani Willis's Indictment of the 'Fulton 19' Defendants Jurisdictionally Correct?\">temporary election worker<\/a> in Phoenix, Arizona named Walter \u200bRingfield was\u200d arrested after he was caught on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wedding-guests-notice-strange-woman-at-ceremony-when-shes-arrested-the-scope-of-her-alleged-scheme-becomes-clear\/\" title=\"Wedding guests spot odd woman at ceremony - Her arrest reveals shocking scheme.\">surveillance video stealing<\/a> a security fob and \u200bkeys from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center. Facing charges of theft and criminal damage, Ringfield&#8217;s actions raised\u200c questions, \u2064though\u200d Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner mentioned there was no indication \u2064of a \u2064political motive behind the theft, though it has \u200bnot been completely ruled\u200c out. The incident occurred amidst ongoing \u200belection denial \u200btheories in Arizona.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A temporary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> election worker was arrested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Phoenix<\/a> after he allegedly stole a security fob and keys from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center. <\/p>\n<p>Walter Ringfield, who identified himself to law enforcement, is facing charges of theft and criminal damage for the act, according to court documents obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/24\/politics\/arizona-election-worker-arrested-maricopa-county\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>. Maricopa County and Arizona have been at the center of various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-earn-boost-from-swing-state-primary-process-rnc-helped-craft-report\/\" title=\"Report: Swing-state primary process crafted by RNC could give Trump a significant boost.\">election denial theories<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Newly appointed Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner said law enforcement did not \u201chave any indication at this point\u201d that the move was politically motivated but that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>political<\/a> explanation was not being ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video shows Ringfield taking the fob and keys from a desk near multiple tabulators around 5 p.m. on June 20. He placed the fob and keys in his pocket. He was asked about taking them by his elections supervisor and then allowed security to follow him to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>car<\/a> after the incident for a search. <\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates, a Maricopa County supervisor, told reporters that a fob alone would not allow someone to turn on the tabulation center. Gates said the Republican and Democratic parties of Arizona had been briefed on the incident, and it \u201cshould not have any impact whatsoever\u201d on the state\u2019s July 30 primary.<\/p>\n<p>Every single fob and tablet used for tabulation will now need to be reprogrammed because one of the fobs was taken. The estimated cost to reprogram and replace fobs and tablets will cost $19,000.<\/p>\n<p>Ringfield will remain in custody until his next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>court<\/a> appearance on Thursday as he is also facing an unrelated pending felony case against him.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona\u2019s secretary of state\u2019s office told CNN the incident here \u201cshould reassure the public about the effectiveness of the security measures in place\u201d at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur systems are not only designed to detect anomalies but are also supported by dedicated professionals committed to upholding the democratic process. While this event is unwelcome, it speaks the effectiveness of the security protocols built into Arizona\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> systems,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe swift actions of the Maricopa County elections staff, including the re-conducting of logic and accuracy tests, builds in extra layers of protection of all affected equipment. This quick response will prevent any potential impact on the upcoming elections,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A temporary election worker in Arizona, Walter Ringfield, was arrested in Phoenix for allegedly stealing a security fob and keys from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center. Facing theft and criminal damage charges, Ringfield identified himself to authorities, as per court documents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2284739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tabulation-center-maricopa-county.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,33078,32523,6913],"class_list":["post-2284738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-election-workers","tag-maricopa-county","tag-theft"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tabulation-center-maricopa-county.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}