Jarrett Maupin was booked for making a false report to police

Jarrett Maupin was booked for making a false report to police. Reports from the Sheriff's Office indicate he'd seen a video of Mayor Gordon engaging in sex acts with underage boys.

Authorities say a former Phoenix mayoral candidate has been arrested on misdemeanor charges of making a false report.

Jarrett Maupin was bumped from the ballot last year after the Maricopa County Clerk's Office determined that nearly 185 of the signatures that sealed Maupin's spot in the race were collected by convicted felons.

Maricopa County Sheriff's officials on Thursday did not immediately reveal the nature of Maupin's false allegation against Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon other than to say Maupin took a complaint about Gordon breaking the law to sheriff's deputies.

Authorities tell The Arizona Republic that a subsequent investigation showed Maupin lied about the allegation and about having proof of the allegation.

If the 21-year-old Maupin is found guilty of the misdemeanor violation, he would face up to 6 months in jail and fine of up to $2,500.

Phoenix Mayor Gordon Falsely Accuses Joe Arpaio's Office of Racial Profiling

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in December that a Phoenix city employee's husband was issued a ticket for off-roading in a restricted area and she threw out the 'race card' at first - but later retracted it.

A few months ago, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon accused Sheriff Joe Arpaio of racial profiling in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

In the letter, the mayor claimed that race was behind a stop and citation against a Hispanic city employee. After an investigation, Sheriff Arpaio found Gordon's claim to be false.

Arpaio called into the J.D. Hayworth show, on KFYI AM550, and said that Mayor Gordon didn't have his facts straight. During the investigation, the city employee apologized and said she wasn't racially profiled.

Earlier this week in Washington, Gordon asked the national news media to look closely at Arpaio's methods for his "crime suppression sweeps" that target illegal immigrants. At a news conference on Wednesday, Gordon repeated his request to Arpaio to cooperate with local police agencies when he does the sweeps. Gordon also insisted that it's not a personal feud with Arpaio, but rather a feeling that Arpaio is not following professional police procedures.