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Begins Issuing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits Again misdemeanor counts yesterday: Text messages and e-mails, allegedly sent by More Most Popular... his wife, that prosecutors say demonstrate her concerns that Mirkarimi was physically abusing her. The content of those messages forms a significant piece of the evidence against Mirkarimi, along with the testimony of Peter Jamison neighbors and videotaped statements Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi after yesterday's his wife, Eliana Lopez, made to a arraignment confidante. Yet few media outlets other than SF Weekly and the San Francisco Examiner seemed to pay attention to the revelation of some of the texts and e-mails, which cast a further shadow on the embattled sheriff and former supervisor. This might simply be because of the unusually high drama that attended Mirkarimi's not- guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of battery, child endangerment, and dissuading a witness after he allegedly left a bruise on his wife's arm during a fight on New Year's Eve. At one point, Lopez made an impassioned plea to San Francisco Superior Court Judge Susan Breall, sobbing and asserting that "the violence against me is that I don't have my family together." But in an effort to get Breall to issue a more long-lasting protective order barring Mirkarimi from making contact with his family, veteran Assistant District Attorney http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/01/ross_mirkarimi_eliana_lopez_food.php Page 1 of 8 Analysis: Damning Text Messages Emerge in Ross Mirkarimi Spouse Abuse Case - San Francisco News - The Snitch 1/28/12 9:51 AM Elizabeth Aguilar-Tarchi read what she said were text messages and e-mails that Lopez had sent to neighbor Ivory Madison. Among them, as we reported yesterday: -- "Will the police arrest him, or will they just talk to him?" SF Weekly on Facebook Like -- "We're leaving Monterey. The aquarium was so nice and Ross fed us 8,545 people like SF Weekly. regularly." -- "Hello, Ivory. I'm not going to call the police. I'm going to open a record with my doctor." Jeremy Tim Ray Jem Kathleen Elaine Facebook social plugin Aguilar-Tarchi said Lopez also asked Madison in general terms what would happen if she complained to the police, and that Madison responded saying she did not know the Sign up for free stuff, news info & answers to her questions but would look into it. more! It is unclear when the messages were sent, or whether they were texts or e-mails. District enter email Attorney's office spokesman Omid Talai declined to comment in detail on the messages or release them, saying only, "There's a mix of text messages and e-mails, and we anticipate presenting more evidence on the record in court" beyond what was read aloud yesterday. San Francisco Classifieds buy, sell, trade (5,629) musician (474) Robert Waggener, Mirkarimi's defense lawyer, and Cheryl Wallace, Lopez' attorney, did not respond to calls seeking comment. rentals (828) jobs (273) personals (736) adult entertainment (11,705) The texts, as read by Aguilar-Tarchi, appear to buttress the claims made by police and prosecutors that Lopez, while ambivalent about involving law-enforcement authorities, feared for her physical safety. Slideshows The unusual mention of food in the text that appears to describe a trip to the Monterey Bay Wu Tang @ Regency Ballroom Aquarium also echoes information in the arrest warrant affidavit filed in Mirkarimi's case. The argument that precipitated the alleged abuse on New Year's Eve began, according to the affidavit, while the couple and their son, Theo, were on the way to a restaurant. Mirkarimi "stated something to the effect that [Lopez] didn't deserve to eat," the affidavit Steve Aoki & Datsik @ Civic states. 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Ross Mirkarimi Update: Eliana Lopez Admits She Talked to Neighbor, But Denies Abuse January 18, 2012 Like Add New Comment Optional: Login below. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/01/ross_mirkarimi_eliana_lopez_food.php Page 2 of 8 Analysis: Damning Text Messages Emerge in Ross Mirkarimi Spouse Abuse Case - San Francisco News - The Snitch 1/28/12 9:51 AM Post as … Showing 25 comments Sort by Oldest first Subscribe by email Subscribe by RSS Real-time updating is paused. (Resume) Homer 1 week ago I dunno...have you ever seen the food at the Aquarium? It might be considered abuse to offer it to your wife. Retail Like Reply Health & Beauty Ocean View Dental Guest 1 week ago in reply to Homer View Ad | View Site I have not tried its food nor do I plan to. But my boss warned me a while ago to keep my kids away Services from a restaurant whose name I shall not mention. He said "feeding them there may be considered Limo Connection child abuse". 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