S5E13: Statement of Facts: The Phoenix Riots — Violence and Politics - April Sponsel & Doug McBride

Original Recording Date: 2026FEB18.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

 

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Guest:

April Sponsel - Mentorship Director with Legal Services for Crime Victims in Arizona. Also, instructor and CEO of Legion Lex

Doug McBride - Author and retired Sergeant from the Phoenix Police Department

 

Topics:

• Violent Times - Phoenix, Arizona. Summer 2020. A city gripped by riots, unrest, and a rising tide of violence.
• The Participants - Not chaos alone. Educated, coordinated actors moving with purpose and intent.
• Unlike Anything Seen Before - Attacks on law enforcement unfolding not only in the streets, but inside the political arena.
• In the Crosshairs - A prosecutor and a police Sergeant find themselves carrying the blame that wasn't theirs to begin with and that others escaped.
• The Fallout - Years later, the consequences still echo. Where the dust has settled and where it hasn’t.

 

References & Resources:

1. More to this story with April and Doug at Politically Charged website: www.politicallycharged.com 
2. Legion Lex Institute: https://www.legionlex.org/home
   • Legion Lex Institute on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/legion-lex-institute
3. Find April on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilsponsel/