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A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2009 shooting death outside a Tucson strip club.
Pima County prosecutors say 30-year-old Andre Lightsey-Copeland was sentenced Wednesday. He was given 27 months’ credit for time he’s already served in the Pima County Jail.
Lightsey-Copeland was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the July 2009 shooting death of David Tyne.
In a statement to the judge, Lightsey-Copeland apologized to Tyne’s family.
But the victim’s father, David Tyne Sr., says he can’t forgive Lightsey-Copeland and called him “morally deficient.”
Pima County Superior Court Judge Teresa Godoy told Lightsey-Copeland she believes he’s a decent man who lost his way when he started hanging out with the wrong people.

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2009 shooting death outside a Tucson strip club.
Pima County prosecutors say 30-year-old Andre Lightsey-Copeland was sentenced Wednesday. He was given 27 months’ credit for time he’s already served in the Pima County Jail.
Lightsey-Copeland was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the July 2009 shooting death of David Tyne.
The Arizona Daily Star says Pima County Superior Court Judge Teresa Godoy told Lightsey-Copeland she believes he’s a decent man who lost his way when he started hanging out with the wrong people.
In a statement to the judge, Lightsey-Copeland apologized to Tyne’s family.
But the victim’s father, David Tyne Sr., says he can’t forgive Lightsey-Copeland and called him “morally deficient.”
The Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/vhnpo9) says Pima County Superior Court Judge Teresa Godoy told Lightsey-Copeland she believes he’s a decent man who lost his way when he started hanging out with the wrong people.

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Tucson man given 12 years in strip club killing
Becky Pallack, Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:02 pm
A murder victim’s father had a dramatic outburst in Pima County Superior Court Wednesday when the convicted murderer was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Andre Lightsey-Copeland, 30, was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the July 2009 shooting death of David Tyne outside what was at the time the Candy Store strip club, 1104 S. Craycroft Road.
On Wednesday Judge Teresa Godoy sentenced Lightsey-Copeland to 12 years in prison, with with two years and three months of credit for time he already served in the Pima County jail.
“You’re a lucky man. Twelve! Life is cheap,” David Tyne Sr. yelled at Lightsey-Copeland before walking out of the courtroom.

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Pablo Francisco, however, has done his best at giving the former Saturday Night Live performer a run for his money. Francisco, who was born in Tucson and cut his teeth at Valley clubs like the Tempe Improv, is a gifted impressionist who’s starred on MADtv, appeared on Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon, and cracked jokes on Comedy Central, VH1, and NBC’s Last Comic Standing.
Francisco will even have the honor of demonstrating how his yukks are funnier than Spade as both comedians will perform back-to-back gigs at Stand Up Live over Thanksgiving weekend.
Jackalope Ranch recently spoke with Francisco, who now resides in L.A., about his upcoming performance what he misses about Phoenix (including his favorite strip club) …
What are your roots here in Phoenix? My family is there in the Valley and I’m from Tucson. I used to perform a lot at the Improv up there. Phoenix has always been a hub for me because it’s hip and sexual. Got the topless bars on a lot of street corners. Table dances are still $10 and its gonna be the next L.A. so I’ve thought of it as home

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Gunmen abducted the son of a slain former governor from the eastern city of Lahore on Friday, relatives and police officials said. Relatives confirmed the kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer, 27, the son of Salman Taseer, a former governor of Punjab province who was assassinated in January by one of his security guards. The assassin later said he had killed Salman Taseer because of the governor’s opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the abduction.
SOUTH SUDAN
U.N. official beaten by police officers
South Sudanese police officers beat up the head of the U.N. human rights division in South Sudan, leaving him in the hospital and drawing a sharp rebuke from the United Nations. According to a U.N. statement released Friday, Benedict Sannoh was assaulted on Aug. 20 by more than 10 police officers after he refused to let police officers search his luggage at a hotel in Juba, the capital of the new nation.
Elsewhere
HOUSTON: The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s “pole tax” — a $5-per-customer fee that strip clubs that serve alcohol must pay the state — did not violate free-speech rights, overturning a decision by a lower court.

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This shooting happened the day after Christmas 2010 at a strip club in Phoenix, 13 days before a gunman fired into a crowd at a congressional meet-and-greet outside a grocery store near Tucson.
The shooting near Tucson would kill six, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl, and wound 13 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The apparent assassination attempt on a congresswoman, and the random firing into a crowd waiting to see her, drew immediate, widespread media attention.
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The December shooting at the strip club closed out the tally of 117 homicides in Phoenix in 2010, 86 of which involved guns.
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The group just entering the club was made up of friends who grew up together in Cottonwood. Having dispensed with family obligations, they were meeting for a night out and thought a stop at a strip club had the right mix of rebellion and goofiness.

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Now there’s the obvious here, a variable to consider that largely incorporates the behavior of the two. Even though Benson still faces assault charges in Texas, we’re largely led to believe that Benson was defending himself leaving the building. Most of Benson’s previous issues before the alleged assault are primarily from the love of drinking. Bad choices. But not a history of violence. Jones is a completely different matter. The Las Vegas incident that most remember led to Jones pleading no contest to one charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct and given 200 hours of community service, narrowly avoiding two felony charges due to a plea deal. Jones was accused of hitting a woman at a strip club in 2008, but the woman later withdrew the warrant. Jones also had an “altercation” with his bodyguard in Dallas. Even though no arrests were made, the league still suspended Jones four games for the incident.

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Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.
Shelton, 62, agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $455,000 and incentives. Junker had an annual salary of about $600,000 plus a substantial list of perks.
“The Fiesta Bowl is an Arizona treasure, and as a native Arizonan I am excited about the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization,” Shelton said in the news release announcing his hiring. “I have spent my entire career in higher education and I care passionately about UA. But there always comes a point in life where you feel that it is time to try something new. I am looking forward to helping the bowl rebuild and achieve even greater heights.”
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The probe also uncovered lavish spending, including $33,000 for a birthday bash for Junker in Pebble Beach, Calif., $13,000 for a wedding for Junker’s top aide and even a $1,200 trip to a Phoenix strip club.

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Associated Press
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Updated
today at 8:30 AM
FIESTA TROUBLES
Fiesta Bowl hires University of Arizona president as executive director
PHOENIX (AP) — The troubled Fiesta Bowl has hired University of Arizona President Robert Shelton as executive director to replace the ousted John Junker.
Shelton, who held the top position at the Tucson university for five years, is a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion.
The BCS recently fined the bowl $1 million but allowed the event to remain as one of its four games.
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

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Shelton is also a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion. The Fiesta Bowl is part of the BCS.
“We are so fortunate that someone of Dr. Shelton’s caliber has chosen to lead our organization,” said Duane Woods, Fiesta Bowl chairman of the board.
“While we had an amazing number of talented applicants for this position, Dr. Shelton’s impeccable record of integrity and his vast knowledge of collegiate academics and athletics are perfectly suited to restore trust and credibility with our volunteers, staff, community and key partners. “
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by Junker on parties and a night at a strip club.

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