Apache Junction voters appear to have ousted Councilman R.E. Eck, who faced a recall election after being involved in a road rage incident. Challenger Clark Smithson won about 47 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election, compared with about 28 percent for Eck. Another challenger, Elliott Fisher, got about 23 percent, according to unofficial results from Pinal County elections officials.
Eck was charged with aggravated assault after an October 2009 incident when he ran his truck into a motorcycle. Eck and the motorcycle driver exchanged words and then Eck intentionally rammed his truck into the motorcycle and knocked the other man’s wife off the bike, according to police accounts. Eck’s son, Robert Eck III, was also charged in the incident.
Eck has been on the City Council since 1997 and has served as vice mayor.
Also in the election, voters re-elected John Insalaco in the unopposed mayoral race. In a seven-way race for three council seats, six candidates likely will head into a runoff because no candidate got the 50 percent of the vote required to win outright. Dave Waldron appeared to be eliminated in the race. Incumbents Robin Barker, Jeff Serdy and Chip Wilson are still in the race along with challengers Michelle Johnson, Christa Rizzi and Jeff Struble.
Also, about 70 percent of voter approved the city’s general plan that will guide the city’s growth.
TOOBAD2 posted at 12:48 pm on Wed, Mar 9, 2011.
.I AM SO GLAD HE DIDN'T HIT ME ON MY BIKE AND KNOCKED MY WIFE OFF. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL , BUT THIS IS A CASE OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND THE RESPONSE SHOULD BE TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
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I WOULD DO SOMETHING TO STOP HIM FROM USING A DEADLY WEAPON AGANIST MY FAMILY. ASK ANY POLICE OFFICER WHAT HE WOULD DO IF YOU TRIED TO RUN HIM OVER WITH A TRUCK. THIS IS NOT JUST ROAD RAGE , BUT ASAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND YOU SHOULD DEFEND YOURSELF.
Slabside posted at 2:10 pm on Wed, Mar 9, 2011.
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EmperorSmith posted at 3:32 pm on Wed, Mar 9, 2011.
putting up a IP mask is more time consuming than it is worth.
EmperorSmith posted at 6:28 pm on Wed, Mar 9, 2011.
I have done my duty to god and country if I say more I would have to kill you.