LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Libertarian congressional candidate from Indiana has been arrested in Louisville on a preliminary charge of third-degree assault of a police officer after an alleged struggle over his phone during a traffic stop.
Forty-five-year-old Russell Brooksbank is preliminarily charged with traffic violation of failing to signal and a misdemeanor count of obstructions/interference with a police officer. An arrest report alleges Brooksbank was stopped after making a rude gesture to a passing Kentucky State trooper about 10:40 a.m. Friday.
Campaign manager Greg Hertzsch told WAVE-TV Brooksbank denies making an inappropriate gesture. Hertzsch says Brooksbank took out his phone to record the stop.
In a voicemail left to WISH-TV’s Bennett Haeberle, Brooksbank stuck by his claims of not making an inappropriate gesture, saying he was “curling his fingers because his wedding band was loose and didn’t want it to fall off.”
“Today I was a victim of an overzealous police officer who wears his emotions on his sleeve,” said Brooksbank.
Brooksbank is scheduled to be arraigned Saturday.
He is running for the 9th congressional district seat against Democrat Shelli Yoder and Republican Trey Hollingsworth.
#1: Hondo68 To: Gatlin, 9th congressional district candidate, corrupt D 'n R party goons, *Politics and Politicians* (#0)
The D&R party is so afraid of him that they ripped half of his shirt off?
Of course, they won't let him in the debate either. The D&R party's behavior confirms that they're inferior. Stealing half of his shirt doesn't make their crappy candidates any better!
Hondo68 posted on 2016-10-05 16:19:15 Reply Private Reply
#2: Fred Mertz To: Gatlin (#0)
Sounds like the trooper has an attitude problem and a slow morning and a chip on his shoulder and a bully personality and...
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-10-05 16:33:04 Reply Private Reply
#3: ConservingFreedom To: hondo68 (#1)
ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-10-05 16:44:01 Reply Private Reply
#4: Stoner To: Gatlin (#0)
Brooksbank obviously is not real sharp!
Stoner posted on 2016-10-05 17:43:45 Reply Private Reply
#5: Willie Green To: Gatlin (#0)
What a cowardly libertarian weasel...
If you're gonna be man enough to flip someone the bird, then you ought to be man enough to proudly own up to it no matter what.
Willie Green posted on 2016-10-05 17:53:24 Reply Private Reply
#6: Hondo68 To: Willie Green, Libertarian shirt envy (#5)
Libertarian shirt envy is an ugly thing, the first step is to admit that your shirt sucks.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-10-05 18:18:00 Reply Private Reply
#7: nativist nationalist To: Gatlin (#0)
The cop probably used the word "illegal" and triggered him, just like happened with Gary the Cuck Johnson.
nativist nationalist posted on 2016-10-06 03:40:25 Reply Private Reply