Ersatz wanted poster of MCDC Founder Chris Simcox, armed and dangerous on the border
Now a fugitive from the law he once claimed to uphold, bounty hunters are looking for him in order to serve an order of protection for his estranged wife as part of a messy divorce case in which he is accused in court records of threatening to kill her, their three children and any police officers who try to protect them.
Documents filed by Fugitive Recovery Services of Arizona, a state-licensed company that tracks bail jumpers, locates fugitives and assists in the recovery of missing assets, said Mr. Simcox, 49, is the subject of an order of protection sought by his wife, Alena Simcox, and signed April 16 by a magistrate in Superior Court in Phoenix.
The petition for the order alleges that Mr. Simcox threatened his wife and their children with a loaded handgun, saying he would kill them and any police officers who came to their aid. The order demands that Mr. Simcox not contact his wife or children, that he stay away from their home and that he surrender his firearms to the Scottsdale Police Department.
“Chris Simcox may still be in possession of a firearm, and should be considered armed and dangerous,” the Fugitive Recovery Services said. “Mr. Simcox is aware of the [protection order] and is currently evading any form of proper service, and is now considered in hiding.”
Jim Gilchrist, head of the Minuteman Project who helped Mr. Simcox form the MCDC in April 2005, said he thinks his former friend is hiding in the Arizona desert.
“He’s got a lot of experience living in the outback and I believe that’s exactly where he is,” Mr. Gilchrist said, adding that it would be in Mr. Simcox’s best interest to surrender.
“Chris got carried away by the fame he attained and he often was treated like a rock star,” he said. “Eventually, as the notoriety grew, he exalted himself to the status of an icon. He became a bully.”
Like all the ones in the border vigilante movement. Both Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox were ardent supporters of Minuteman Shawna Forde before the extent of her crimes were fully known and they rapidly backed away from her.
Stacey O’Connell, a former MCDC organizer who served as the organization’s Arizona state chapter director, said running from being served an order of protection “only shows his weak character traits that Mr. Simcox hid from the public and the campaigns he served.”
“Chris Simcox, while an outwardly courageous well-spoken patriot, has proven time and time again to have a propensity for deception, lies and violence in his life,” Mr. O’Connell said. “Once a man who claimed to be in support of law enforcement, he has now allegedly threatened to kill police officers and his own family, and is now proven to be in hiding in Cochise County Arizona.
“I have a message for Mr Simcox: come out into the open and meet with [the Fugitive Recovery Services] and Cochise County sheriff deputies to be served,” he said. “From there, you can work to rebuild your reputation, work to remain in your children’s lives, and get help to move past this dark period in your own life. It’s the only way forward.”
Stacey O’Connell is the owner of Fugitive Recovery Services and so has a vested interest in pursuing Simcox. It has also been alleged that Mr. O’Connell is banging Simcox’s estranged wife Alena on the side, reason enough to want Simcox under and order of protection and restraint.
According to the Phoenix New Times, O’Connell admits he is not in the business of process service.
He said that someone had attempted to serve Simcox through John Acer’s office but was unsuccessful.
“We’re not there to serve it,” he said of the protective order. “We’re there to let law enforcement know where he’s at. Our sole responsibility in this is to find out Mr. Simcox’s location so that he can be properly served.”
But O’Connell has his own problems with an injunction against harassment issued at the request of Phoenix resident David Heppler, apparently a former business associate. Heppler alleged that O’Connell harassed him with threatening e-mails and text messages.
O’Connell declined to comment on the matter, as did Heppler. But in March of this year, a Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner affirmed the injunction against O’Connell, finding, “by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has committed acts of harassment.”
O’Connell was asked if he found any irony in the fact that he had issued this “Wanted” poster regarding an order of protection when he had an injunction against him for harassing Heppler.
He said no.
Some say Simcox may be in hiding with his hand picked successor to MCDC, Carmen Mercer, other believe he may be in hiding with the assistance of others in the border vigilante movement. Perhaps Ken Dreger of BPAUX might be able to shed some light on the mystery. He seems to have all the answers these days.
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