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Ross Mirkarimi Update: Sheriff Goes "Ballistic" During Fight with Wife, Warrant Says - San Francisco News - The Snitch 1/28/12 10:45 AM

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A copy of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's arrest warrant S.F. Begins Issuing Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits Again was released to the media today, painting a disturbing picture of what allegedly took place More Most Popular... between Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez, during a reported New Year's Eve domestic dispute.

According to the warrant, Mirkarimi was taking his family to lunch on Dec. 31 when Lopez asked him if, after his inauguration, she could travel to Venezuela to visit her family with their 2-year-old son, Theo. Mirkarimi reportedly lost his cool, and began screaming "fuck you," to Lopez.

"Fuck you, fuck you, you are trying to take Theo away from me," Mirkarimi reportedly said. He then allegedly turned the car around and told her that he wasn't taking them to eat, saying something to the effect of "she didn't deserve to eat."

The fight escalated when the couple returned to their Western Addition home, where Mirkarimi allegedly pushed, pulled, grabbed, and verbally abused Lopez, according to the document.

Lopez ran outside the house, telling him that she would call the police. The couple's son was screaming and crying, too. Mirkarimi repeatedly Photo by Luke Thomas apologized to his wife and begged her to come back The sheriff and his wife ... in happier times into the house, per the warrant. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/01/ross_mirkarimi_update_sheriff.php Page 1 of 8 Ross Mirkarimi Update: Sheriff Goes "Ballistic" During Fight with Wife, Warrant Says - San Francisco News - The Snitch 1/28/12 10:45 AM

SF Weekly on Facebook The next day, Lopez visited her neighbor, Ivory Madison, and told her about the domestic violence dispute. She was in tears and asked Madison to video the bruise on her arm, Like explaining that she wanted all of it recorded in case Mirkarimi tried to take their son away. 8,545 people like SF Weekly.

On Jan. 12 -- after the incident had been reported to police -- officers contacted "another neighbor" who claims Lopez told her about the New Year's Eve fight. She reportedly told the witness that it was the second time in 2011 that Mirkarimi had abused her. She showed Nyiema Elaine Tim Tory Kathleen Ray her the bruise on her arm, which was a "pretty big" brown injury that appeared to be a Facebook social plugin hand or finger marks, according to police.

Sign up for free stuff, news info & As they were talking, Mirkarimi came home and told Lopez to come inside when they were more! done talking. She finished the conversation with the neighbor, explaining that she didn't know what to do and that Mirkarimi had warned her he was a very powerful man. enter email

While Lopez was at Madison's house, Mirkarimi saw the two were talking and purportedly told Lopez to come home when she was done. The witness later told police that the couple's San Francisco Classifieds

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Dirk Hofbrau 1 week ago

Oh God, he's a wife batterer! And this is the same Ross Mirkarimi who I remember spearheading the Ralph Nader for President campaign in California in 2000. We believed in Ralph. We believed in the Green Party. We believed in Ross. And now...this...

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Jackanape 1 week ago

I remember Mirkarimi using the word "tragic" to describe Mayor Newsom's affair? What is more tragic, having a passionate love affair or beating your wife?

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Flemingrandolph 1 week ago in reply to Jackanape

How apropos to all the 'moral relativists' living here in S'ci F'i.."Will to Power" of Fredrich Nietzsche' ' Superman'? It's almost 'right' , instead of usual left..

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Nyala 1 week ago

Liberals are always hypocrites. SF Weekly loves Murky Rim Me. Why do liberals love to beat women up??

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Iponema 1 week ago

Wife decides she needs upper hand over powerful husband to keep child and return to Sud Amerique.

Manipulates garden variety marital spat.

With the upper hand, she now agrees not to testify so husband keeps job, salary and pension, in return for uncontested, child guardianship when she returns to home country in 2012.

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