OK, so why is Sheriff Joe doing this?
This isn't Sheriff Joe's jurisdiction. It's a Phoenix city ordinance, not a Maricopa County ordinance.
There’s quite a bit more to this story. A thread was posted yesterday, I believe. I’m hopeless when it comes to the search function here. It seems the guy really ticked off all his neighbors. Claiming things like he was going to build a church in his back yard, etc.. Perhaps a more adept reader can find that thread?
The sheriff doesn’t get to pick and choose who goes to jail in any jurisdiction.
It ain’t Sheriff Joe - it’s the damned police and city hall.
Because it's the law, dude. It may be a stupid law, but do you really advocate that "Sheriff Joe" make the law, himself? I hope not. That'd be dumb.