Chris Simcox

Ex-Minuteman Demands Spousal Support From Estranged Wife He Allegedly Threatened At Gunpoint

Jillian Rayfield | December 3, 2010, 8:36AM

Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Project, in 2005

In the divorce case of former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox, the plot has gotten molasses-thick.

Simcox, who helped found the anti-immigration Minuteman group and incurred a $200,000 debt in a failed bid for John McCain's Arizona Senate seat, has requested that his estranged wife, who has previously alleged that Simcox threatened her and their children at gunpoint, pay him spousal support and take on half of his campaign debt.

Alena Simcox was granted a restraining order from her husband in June, after she alleged Simcox had drunkenly threatened her, her children, and police officers on multiple occasions while wielding a gun.

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Chris Simcox

Arizona Court: Ex-Minuteman Chris Simcox Still A Threat To Family

Jillian Rayfield | September 7, 2010, 12:24PM

Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Project, in 2005

An Arizona court has upheld a restraining order against former Minuteman (and Minuteman co-founder) Chris Simcox, granted in April to his wife Alena Simcox and their children, after she alleged that he made several threats against his family and the police.

The court determined last week that the restraining order should continue "in full force," according to The Washington Times.

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Minuteman Founder: Ex-Minuteman Bounty Hunter Chased Me After He Slept With My Wife

Jillian Rayfield | July 15, 2010, 8:30AM

Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Project, in 2005

Minuteman founder Chris Simcox was being hunted by former Minuteman and bounty hunter Stacey O'Connell, and Simcox thinks he knows why: Because O'Connell is allegedly having an affair with Simcox's wife, the same wife who accused Simcox of threatening her at gun point.

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