The three Cochise County Supervisors acting in the capacity as the jail district board approved retaining counsel to try and recoup the $130,000 paid out in the LaChance lawsuit.

At a special jail district meeting September 16, jail district board members Frank Antenori, Tom Crosby and Kathleen Gomez met with the county attorney’s office and outside counsel to discuss possible direction regarding enforcement of the settlement agreement terms in the LaChance lawsuit settled in March 2025 in an executive session.

After about 20 minutes in executive session the special meeting reconvened and the three voted to hire the attorney Tim La Sota, the same attorney who resented the county in the settlement…..read full story (online subscribers only)