thesmokinggun--2020-11-01--Trump Donors Include Pair Of Mafia Figures

NOVEMBER 1 -- Donald Trump , who derides the Bidens as “ an organized crime family ” whose members should be “ locked up , ” has benefitted from about $ 40,000 in campaign contributions connected to a pair of actual Mafia figures , records show .
The donations to Trump ’ s reelection effort have come from two wealthy automobile dealers who have been identified by law enforcement officials and mob turncoats as members of the Colombo crime family , one of New York ’ s five La Cosa Nostra outfits .
One of the donors , John Staluppi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the late-80s when the men worked together to design the Donald Trump signature series Cadillac limousine .
Trump ’ s deal with Staluppi and his partner -- both of whom were convicted felons -- was the first time the developer licensed his name for a product .
The limo was marketed years before the Trump handle began appearing on steaks , water , bedding , cologne , vodka , etc.. Staluppi and his wife Jeanette were also officers of a helicopter charter service that was paid to ferry gamblers to Atlantic City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Staluppi , who had $ 250,000 credit lines at each Trump gambling joint , was eventually denied a casino service license by New Jersey regulators after FBI and Department of Justice officials identified him as a “ member of the Colombo family , a career offender cartel.
” The other Trump contributor , John Rosatti , 76 , is a lifelong friend of Staluppi who has also made donations this election cycle to Republican senators Steve Daines and Lindsay Graham , Jim Jordan , and John Cummings , who is running against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and Rosatti are pictured above .
According to Federal Election Commission records , Staluppi has made a pair of $ 1000 donations to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee , a joint fundraising operation benefitting Donald J. Trump for President , Inc. and the Republican National Committee .
Staluppi has also donated $ 580 directly to the RNC .
In February , Staluppi ’ s wife gave $ 35,000 to Trump Victory , a joint committee whose fundraising principally benefits Trump ’ s reelection committee and the RNC ’ s efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Staluppi contribution corresponds with a private Florida fundraiser attended by Trump that cost $ 35,000 per couple for a photo with the president and attendance at a small reception .
Rosatti donated $ 1000 in April to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee , FEC records show .
Staluppi and Rosatti , both of whom are registered Republicans and convicted felons , donated to the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004 , while Staluppi has also contributed to the presidential committees of Bob Dole and George H.W .
Bush .
Staluppi and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romney ’ s 2008 GOP primary campaign .
However , Staluppi ’ s contribution was subsequently refunded by the Romney campaign ( which kept Jeanette Staluppi ’ s donation ) .
FEC records show that the couple has donated to an assortment of state Republican organizations , as well as officeholders like Tom Cotton , Mitch McConnell , Cory Gardner , and Ron DeSantis .
The bulk of political contributions made by Rosatti and Staluppi came after the pair moved to Florida , where they reside in waterfront mansions four blocks apart in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s relocation south from New York came in the wake of an early-90s mob war between factions of the Colombo family aligned with imprisoned boss Carmine “ The Snake ” Persico and Victor Orena , the acting boss who sought to supplant Persico .
The fallout from the multiyear street battle included about a dozen murders , numerous rubout attempts , and the imprisonment of dozens of Colombo family members and associates .
Additionally , several Colombo members began cooperating with the FBI , providing federal investigators with insight into the crime family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and assorted illegal rackets .
The family ’ s former consigliere , Carmine Sessa , identified Rosatti and Staluppi as members of a Colombo crew headed by Theodore Persico , a nephew of Carmine Persico , according to a 1993 FBI report .
In June 1990 , NYPD detectives surveilling a Brooklyn catering hall spotted Rosatti and Staluppi attending the wedding reception of Lawrence Persico , another of Carmine ’ s sons .
Other attendees included members of the Colombo crime family ’ s hierarchy .
Additionally , an FBI surveillance team once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a funeral home after paying his respects to a late Colombo soldier .
Upon cooperating with federal investigators , Salvatore Miciotta , a Colombo captain , told the FBI that Rosatti and Staluppi initially sided with Orena at the outset of hostilities .
Miciotta said that Rosatti met with Orena at a Long Island restaurant and agreed to give $ 50,000 for the war effort , but turned down Orena ’ s request to provide untraceable cars to be used by roving hit squads .
Miciotta also reported that Rosatti and Staluppi were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apiece to help cover legal expenses for Orena and another Colombo member who were arrested after the war commenced .
It was only after Staluppi and Rosatti visited an imprisoned Colombo captain , Dominick Montemarano ( pictured below ) , that the pair had a change of heart and defected back to the Persico side .
The wartime status of Rosatti and Staluppi was the subject of a wiretapped conversation between Persico loyalists .
“ We got those two guys with us , Staluppi and Rosatti .
They ’ re with us now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Yeah , ” a second wiseguy replied .
[ While Rosatti and Staluppi escaped harm during the bloody Colombo battle , Rosatti was arrested on federal charges after he was caught carrying a .38 caliber handgun .
In arguing for leniency on the felony rap , Rosatti ’ s lawyer contended that his client possessed the weapon due to “ duress ” caused by the gang war .
Rosatti , who pleaded guilty to the gun charge , was sentenced to a year ’ s probation and fined $ 5000 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Weissmann , now best known for his role as one of Robert Mueller ’ s top deputies during the special counsel ’ s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election . ]
At the time of the duo ’ s defection , FBI agents were aware that Rosatti and Staluppi were wavering .
Gregory Scarpa , a Colombo captain who was also a top echelon FBI informant , told his handler in April 1992 that Rosatti and Staluppi “ are looking to come over to the Persico side in view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In May 1988 , Scarpa confirmed to the FBI that Staluppi was a member of the Colombo family .
A few months later , Scarpa reported that Staluppi had , days earlier , been the subject of lengthy newspaper profile that focused on his lucrative auto dealerships , and his ownership of multiple homes , airplanes , helicopters , and yachts .
The story , which contained no mention of organized crime , presented Staluppi as a “ man to be taken seriously , ” said Scarpa , who added that the puff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law enforcement agencies have been aware of Rosatti ’ s and Staluppi ’ s Colombo family affiliation for at least 40 years .
During an investigation that began in 1980 , an undercover cop worked as a chauffeur for Staluppi and reported back on meetings Staluppi had with Carmine Persico , Colombo soldier Pasquale Amato , and Rosatti .
During a Christmas party hosted by Staluppi and Rosatti , the undercover cop noted , Colombo captains Sebastian Aloi and Frank Fusco “ were treated as if they were honored guests.
” Once , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggested a Saturday evening visit to a Long Island nightspot secretly owned by a Colombo soldier , Staluppi rejected the proposal , saying that law enforcement agents were at the club “ taking plate numbers.
” While the undercover probe did not lead to criminal charges , Staluppi ’ s mob connections subsequently resulted in the rejection of his application for a liquor license for a Manhattan nightclub .
And he was later turned down when seeking a license for his Atlantic City helicopter business .
As part of a background investigation conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gaming Enforcement , agents discovered that Staluppi ’ s phone book included entries for an assortment of Colombo family members ( as well as contact information for Trump ) .
Stapled to the back of the book was an invitation to the wedding of Montemarano ’ s daughter .
When regulators sought to bar him from entering any Atlantic City casino , Staluppi challenged the proposed ban since he was concerned that such a banishment would hurt his banking relationships and prohibit his attendance at auto industry events held in casinos .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staluppi acknowledged his business ties with various Colombo family members , but denied being a gangster himself .
Staluppi also mentioned his role in the building of the Trump limousines , adding that he had socialized with The Donald .
“ I was on his boat , he was on my boat , ” said Staluppi , who at the time owned a 132-foot yacht .
In November 2009 , Trump , Staluppi , and Staluppi ’ s wife were photographed together onstage during a charity dinner at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Boys & Girls Clubs of America benefit , while the Staluppis were major donors .
During one of his many debriefings , Scarpa told the FBI that , “ Staluppi was brought into the family because of his legitimate enterprises , ” a reference to his network of auto dealerships .
Another FBI source reported that Staluppi co-owned a dealership with Carmine Persico ’ s son Michael and had sold a dealership to one of Orena ’ s sons .
Additionally , the source said , Rosatti and Staluppi both provided no-show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members .
In mob parlance , Rosatti and Staluppi were seen as “ earners , ” prized sources of consistent cash that flowed up the family 's chain of command .
According to Automotive News ’ s most recent rankings , Staluppi owns the country ’ s ninth-largest dealership group .
His 41 dealerships , the magazine estimated , generate nearly $ 3 billion in combined yearly revenue .
Rosatti ’ s eight dealerships sell about 15,000 cars , generating annual revenue in excess of $ 500 million , the publication reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed for a recasting of the Brooklyn natives as charitable businessmen who collect classic cars , entertain on superyachts , own private jets ( Staluppi has a Gulfstream V , while Rosatti has a Bombardier Global Express ) , and move between opulent residences .
Rosatti ’ s web site describes him as a “ family man , entrepreneur and philanthropist ” and a “ titan of the business world ” who is “ the personification of the American Dream.
” The biography page on Staluppi ’ s web site contains links for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and “ Car Magnate.
” It is the rare story about Rosatti or Staluppi that mentions their organized crime entanglements .
Which has allowed them to adopt unusually high profiles for men connected to the Colombo gang .
At a charity auction in 2018 , Staluppi paid $ 1.4 million for a Corvette Carbon 65 coupe signed by George W. Bush ( proceeds of the sale went to a wounded warriors program at the George W. Bush Presidential Center ) .
After Staluppi won the auction , he posed with Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversize check .
In a Robb Report feature last month , Staluppi spoke of purchasing his latest yacht , a 238-foot model christened “ Quantum of Solace ” that has a “ contra-flow swimming pool , ” a professional DJ station , and a helipad .
Staluppi , who is now seeking to flip the vessel for $ 58 million , recounted how he and his wife recently spent eight weeks on the yacht .
“ When Covid-19 hit and his preferred cruising grounds of Europe closed , they traveled from Maine to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dropped anchor off of Martha ’ s Vineyard , ” the magazine reported .
Rosatti appeared in the premiere episode of Bravo TV ’ s “ Million Dollar Listing New York ” show in 2012 .
Portrayed as a rough-around-the-edges client of broker Fredrik Eklund , Rosatti is seen trying to unload his lower Manhattan condo ( which featured a $ 5500 electronic toilet ) .
After selling that two-bedroom unit , property records show , Rosatti upgraded to a three-bedroom apartment in the same building for $ 2.41 million in cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rosatti has docked his yacht at a slip at the nearby North Cove Marina in Battery Park City .
In addition to running his dealerships , Rosatti in 2011 founded the BurgerFi restaurant chain , which now has about 125 locations and is expected to go public later this month .
According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings , BurgerFi has agreed to a $ 100 million merger with OPES Acquisition Corp. , a blank check company that plans to offer shares in the `` better burger '' firm on the NASDAQ exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 million cash payment to BurgerFi stockholders ( Rosatti ’ s share of the company is not disclosed in SEC filings ) .
Half of the $ 100 million purchase price will be paid in stock of the publicly traded company , while $ 20 million will be payable either in cash or stock shares .
Earnout provisions in the deal could prove extremely lucrative for Rosatti and his partners if BurgerFi achieves certain share price targets over the next few years .
In the initial SEC filing disclosing the proposed BurgerFi acquisition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enter into a consulting agreement with a company owned by Mr. Rosatti on mutually acceptable terms.
” However , in a late-September amendment , “ all references to a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Rosatti ” were deleted from the acquisition agreement .
The SEC filings do not reveal why the consulting contract with Rosatti was scuttled .
He is not identified as a “ key employee ” or listed among BurgerFi ’ s senior management team in proxy statements .
( 12 pages )

NOVEMBER 1--Donald Trump, who derides the Bidens as “an organized crime family” whose members should be “locked up,” has benefitted from about $40,000 in campaign contributions connected to a pair of actual Mafia figures, records show.
The donations to Trump’s reelection effort have come from two wealthy automobile dealers who have been identified by law enforcement officials and mob turncoats as members of the Colombo crime family, one of New York’s five La Cosa Nostra outfits.
One of the donors, John Staluppi, 73, first met the president in the late-80s when the men worked together to design the Donald Trump signature series Cadillac limousine. Trump’s deal with Staluppi and his partner--both of whom were convicted felons--was the first time the developer licensed his name for a product. The limo was marketed years before the Trump handle began appearing on steaks, water, bedding, cologne, vodka, etc..
Staluppi and his wife Jeanette were also officers of a helicopter charter service that was paid to ferry gamblers to Atlantic City casinos, including three owned by Trump. Staluppi, who had $250,000 credit lines at each Trump gambling joint, was eventually denied a casino service license by New Jersey regulators after FBI and Department of Justice officials identified him as a “member of the Colombo family, a career offender cartel.”
The other Trump contributor, John Rosatti, 76, is a lifelong friend of Staluppi who has also made donations this election cycle to Republican senators Steve Daines and Lindsay Graham, Jim Jordan, and John Cummings, who is running against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Staluppi (left) and Rosatti are pictured above.
According to Federal Election Commission records, Staluppi has made a pair of $1000 donations to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a joint fundraising operation benefitting Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and the Republican National Committee. Staluppi has also donated $580 directly to the RNC.
In February, Staluppi’s wife gave $35,000 to Trump Victory, a joint committee whose fundraising principally benefits Trump’s reelection committee and the RNC’s efforts to help the incumbent win reelection. The Staluppi contribution corresponds with a private Florida fundraiser attended by Trump that cost $35,000 per couple for a photo with the president and attendance at a small reception.
Rosatti donated $1000 in April to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, FEC records show.
Staluppi and Rosatti, both of whom are registered Republicans and convicted felons, donated to the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004, while Staluppi has also contributed to the presidential committees of Bob Dole and George H.W. Bush. Staluppi and his wife each donated $2300 to Mitt Romney’s 2008 GOP primary campaign. However, Staluppi’s contribution was subsequently refunded by the Romney campaign (which kept Jeanette Staluppi’s donation). FEC records show that the couple has donated to an assortment of state Republican organizations, as well as officeholders like Tom Cotton, Mitch McConnell, Cory Gardner, and Ron DeSantis.
The bulk of political contributions made by Rosatti and Staluppi came after the pair moved to Florida, where they reside in waterfront mansions four blocks apart in Palm Beach Gardens.
The duo’s relocation south from New York came in the wake of an early-90s mob war between factions of the Colombo family aligned with imprisoned boss Carmine “The Snake” Persico and Victor Orena, the acting boss who sought to supplant Persico. The fallout from the multiyear street battle included about a dozen murders, numerous rubout attempts, and the imprisonment of dozens of Colombo family members and associates.
Additionally, several Colombo members began cooperating with the FBI, providing federal investigators with insight into the crime family’s organization, murder plots, and assorted illegal rackets.
The family’s former consigliere, Carmine Sessa, identified Rosatti and Staluppi as members of a Colombo crew headed by Theodore Persico, a nephew of Carmine Persico, according to a 1993 FBI report. In June 1990, NYPD detectives surveilling a Brooklyn catering hall spotted Rosatti and Staluppi attending the wedding reception of Lawrence Persico, another of Carmine’s sons. Other attendees included members of the Colombo crime family’s hierarchy. Additionally, an FBI surveillance team once photographed Rosatti (seen above) leaving a funeral home after paying his respects to a late Colombo soldier.
Upon cooperating with federal investigators, Salvatore Miciotta, a Colombo captain, told the FBI that Rosatti and Staluppi initially sided with Orena at the outset of hostilities. Miciotta said that Rosatti met with Orena at a Long Island restaurant and agreed to give $50,000 for the war effort, but turned down Orena’s request to provide untraceable cars to be used by roving hit squads. Miciotta also reported that Rosatti and Staluppi were later asked to kick in $50,000 apiece to help cover legal expenses for Orena and another Colombo member who were arrested after the war commenced.
It was only after Staluppi and Rosatti visited an imprisoned Colombo captain, Dominick Montemarano (pictured below), that the pair had a change of heart and defected back to the Persico side. The wartime status of Rosatti and Staluppi was the subject of a wiretapped conversation between Persico loyalists. “We got those two guys with us, Staluppi and Rosatti. They’re with us now, right?” one hoodlum asked. “Yeah,” a second wiseguy replied.
[While Rosatti and Staluppi escaped harm during the bloody Colombo battle, Rosatti was arrested on federal charges after he was caught carrying a .38 caliber handgun. In arguing for leniency on the felony rap, Rosatti’s lawyer contended that his client possessed the weapon due to “duress” caused by the gang war. Rosatti, who pleaded guilty to the gun charge, was sentenced to a year’s probation and fined $5000. Rosatti’s prosecution was handled by Andrew Weissmann, now best known for his role as one of Robert Mueller’s top deputies during the special counsel’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.]
At the time of the duo’s defection, FBI agents were aware that Rosatti and Staluppi were wavering. Gregory Scarpa, a Colombo captain who was also a top echelon FBI informant, told his handler in April 1992 that Rosatti and Staluppi “are looking to come over to the Persico side in view of Vic Orena’s arrest.”
In May 1988, Scarpa confirmed to the FBI that Staluppi was a member of the Colombo family. A few months later, Scarpa reported that Staluppi had, days earlier, been the subject of lengthy newspaper profile that focused on his lucrative auto dealerships, and his ownership of multiple homes, airplanes, helicopters, and yachts. The story, which contained no mention of organized crime, presented Staluppi as a “man to be taken seriously,” said Scarpa, who added that the puff piece “amused many Colombo members.”
Law enforcement agencies have been aware of Rosatti’s and Staluppi’s Colombo family affiliation for at least 40 years. During an investigation that began in 1980, an undercover cop worked as a chauffeur for Staluppi and reported back on meetings Staluppi had with Carmine Persico, Colombo soldier Pasquale Amato, and Rosatti. During a Christmas party hosted by Staluppi and Rosatti, the undercover cop noted, Colombo captains Sebastian Aloi and Frank Fusco “were treated as if they were honored guests.” Once, the cop reported, when a friend suggested a Saturday evening visit to a Long Island nightspot secretly owned by a Colombo soldier, Staluppi rejected the proposal, saying that law enforcement agents were at the club “taking plate numbers.”
While the undercover probe did not lead to criminal charges, Staluppi’s mob connections subsequently resulted in the rejection of his application for a liquor license for a Manhattan nightclub. And he was later turned down when seeking a license for his Atlantic City helicopter business. As part of a background investigation conducted by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, agents discovered that Staluppi’s phone book included entries for an assortment of Colombo family members (as well as contact information for Trump). Stapled to the back of the book was an invitation to the wedding of Montemarano’s daughter.
When regulators sought to bar him from entering any Atlantic City casino, Staluppi challenged the proposed ban since he was concerned that such a banishment would hurt his banking relationships and prohibit his attendance at auto industry events held in casinos.
In sworn testimony at an exclusion hearing, Staluppi acknowledged his business ties with various Colombo family members, but denied being a gangster himself. Staluppi also mentioned his role in the building of the Trump limousines, adding that he had socialized with The Donald. “I was on his boat, he was on my boat,” said Staluppi, who at the time owned a 132-foot yacht. In November 2009, Trump, Staluppi, and Staluppi’s wife were photographed together onstage during a charity dinner at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Trump was honorary chairman of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America benefit, while the Staluppis were major donors.
During one of his many debriefings, Scarpa told the FBI that, “Staluppi was brought into the family because of his legitimate enterprises,” a reference to his network of auto dealerships. Another FBI source reported that Staluppi co-owned a dealership with Carmine Persico’s son Michael and had sold a dealership to one of Orena’s sons. Additionally, the source said, Rosatti and Staluppi both provided no-show jobs at their dealerships to Colombo family members.
In mob parlance, Rosatti and Staluppi were seen as “earners,” prized sources of consistent cash that flowed up the family's chain of command.
According to Automotive News’s most recent rankings, Staluppi owns the country’s ninth-largest dealership group. His 41 dealerships, the magazine estimated, generate nearly $3 billion in combined yearly revenue. Rosatti’s eight dealerships sell about 15,000 cars, generating annual revenue in excess of $500 million, the publication reported.
The pair’s immense wealth has allowed for a recasting of the Brooklyn natives as charitable businessmen who collect classic cars, entertain on superyachts, own private jets (Staluppi has a Gulfstream V, while Rosatti has a Bombardier Global Express), and move between opulent residences. Rosatti’s web site describes him as a “family man, entrepreneur and philanthropist” and a “titan of the business world” who is “the personification of the American Dream.” The biography page on Staluppi’s web site contains links for “Philanthropist,” “Yacht Builder,” and “Car Magnate.”
It is the rare story about Rosatti or Staluppi that mentions their organized crime entanglements. Which has allowed them to adopt unusually high profiles for men connected to the Colombo gang.
At a charity auction in 2018, Staluppi paid $1.4 million for a Corvette Carbon 65 coupe signed by George W. Bush (proceeds of the sale went to a wounded warriors program at the George W. Bush Presidential Center). After Staluppi won the auction, he posed with Bush and celebrity emcee Jay Leno holding an oversize check.
In a Robb Report feature last month, Staluppi spoke of purchasing his latest yacht, a 238-foot model christened “Quantum of Solace” that has a “contra-flow swimming pool,” a professional DJ station, and a helipad. Staluppi, who is now seeking to flip the vessel for $58 million, recounted how he and his wife recently spent eight weeks on the yacht. “When Covid-19 hit and his preferred cruising grounds of Europe closed, they traveled from Maine to Boston, around Nantucket and Greenport, and dropped anchor off of Martha’s Vineyard,” the magazine reported.
Rosatti appeared in the premiere episode of Bravo TV’s “Million Dollar Listing New York” show in 2012. Portrayed as a rough-around-the-edges client of broker Fredrik Eklund, Rosatti is seen trying to unload his lower Manhattan condo (which featured a $5500 electronic toilet). After selling that two-bedroom unit, property records show, Rosatti upgraded to a three-bedroom apartment in the same building for $2.41 million in cash. When visiting New York City, Rosatti has docked his yacht at a slip at the nearby North Cove Marina in Battery Park City.
In addition to running his dealerships, Rosatti in 2011 founded the BurgerFi restaurant chain, which now has about 125 locations and is expected to go public later this month. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, BurgerFi has agreed to a $100 million merger with OPES Acquisition Corp., a blank check company that plans to offer shares in the "better burger" firm on the NASDAQ exchange.
The purchase agreement includes a $30 million cash payment to BurgerFi stockholders (Rosatti’s share of the company is not disclosed in SEC filings). Half of the $100 million purchase price will be paid in stock of the publicly traded company, while $20 million will be payable either in cash or stock shares. Earnout provisions in the deal--totaling $200 million--could prove extremely lucrative for Rosatti and his partners if BurgerFi achieves certain share price targets over the next few years.
In the initial SEC filing disclosing the proposed BurgerFi acquisition, OPES reported that it would “enter into a consulting agreement with a company owned by Mr. Rosatti on mutually acceptable terms.” However, in a late-September amendment, “all references to a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Rosatti” were deleted from the acquisition agreement.
Instead, Rosatti will serve as a “Special Advisor” to the public company, according to a recent investor presentation made by OPES’s chief executive.
The SEC filings do not reveal why the consulting contract with Rosatti was scuttled. He is not identified as a “key employee” or listed among BurgerFi’s senior management team in proxy statements. (12 pages)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-06--Friday Photo Fun Match Game

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thesmokinggun--2020-11-06--Florida Man, 49, Arrested After Meltdown Over Lack Of Lettuce

Angered that a burger joint “ had no more lettuce for their sandwiches , ” a Florida Man allegedly caused @ @ @ @ @ resulted in his arrest on a pair of criminal charges .
Police say that Henry @ @ @ @ @ beating on the windows of a Checkers restaurant in Largo , a city in the @ @ @ @ @ was melting down , cops charge , “ because he was upset that the store @ @ @ @ @ their sandwiches.
” According to a criminal complaint , Arce-Cabellero was “ yelling and screaming @ @ @ @ @ employees , causing them to “ fear for their safety.
” When police arrived at @ @ @ @ @ , Arce-Cabellero , who was in his car , refused to identify himself , prompting @ @ @ @ @ from the vehicle .
“ The defendant was uncooperative with me and denied the allegations @ @ @ @ @ .
Arce-Cabellero was charged with disorderly conduct in an establishment and resisting an officer without @ @ @ @ @ Arce-Cabelleo was released yesterday from the county jail on his own recognizance .

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Angered that a burger joint “had no more lettuce for their sandwiches,” a Florida Man allegedly caused a disturbance late Wednesday that resulted in his arrest on a pair of criminal charges.
Police say that Henry Arce-Cabellero, 49, was beating on the windows of a Checkers restaurant in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area. Arce-Cabelleo was melting down, cops charge, “because he was upset that the store had no more lettuce for their sandwiches.”
According to a criminal complaint, Arce-Cabellero was “yelling and screaming” at Checkers’s employees, causing them to “fear for their safety.”
When police arrived at the eatery around 11:30 PM, Arce-Cabellero, who was in his car, refused to identify himself, prompting an officer to remove him from the vehicle. “The defendant was uncooperative with me and denied the allegations,” a patrolman reported.
Arce-Cabellero was charged with disorderly conduct in an establishment and resisting an officer without violence, both misdemeanors. Arce-Cabelleo was released yesterday from the county jail on his own recognizance.
According to recent news reports, a national lettuce shortage has impacted restaurants across the country. Last month, for example, Chick-fil-A alerted customers that due to “industry wide challenges with lettuce supply, certain menu items, including salads, may be prepared differently or unavailable for the time being.”


thesmokinggun--2020-11-06--Police: Man Took Sex Toy For A Test Drive

NOVEMBER 6 -- An Oklahoma man is facing an indecency charge after allegedly taking a sex toy for a test drive inside an adult novelty store , according to court records .
Gilbert Cordero , 23 , was recently arrested in connection with a bizarre incident last year at an Oklahoma City business .
Cordero , free on $ 500 bail , has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of outraging public indecency .
Cordero , seen at right , is next scheduled for a December 3 hearing in District Court .
[ In September , a Florida Woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothes and began using a “ pink colored , penis shaped sex toy ” inside the Lion ’ s Den Adult Superstore in Fort Pierce . ]
According to a probable cause affidavit , Cordero “ went into a sex toy shop and tried a piece of merchandise which was out on display.
” Specifically , the business was Carlie ’ s and the item in question was “ an Auto Blow device.
” Cops charge that after Cordero walked up to a merchandise shelf , he licked his fingers on one hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get his penis wet.
” Cordero , whose actions were recorded by a store surveillance camera , then “ also licks his fingers on his other hand and appears to get the entrance area of the Auto Blow wet.
” As a 28-year-old female employee watched on a security monitor , Cordero placed his penis into the sex toy and began “ thrusting his hips into the ” Autoblow .
He eventually returned the device to a shelf and walked away after the worker “ hit an alarm they have inside the store.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognized Cordero “ as he has previously put in job applications at this establishment.
” A criminal information filed against Cordero accuses him of committing an act “ injurious to public morals ” by “ making movements consistent with masturbation while utilizing a ‘ sex toy ’ device on display for sale in a store open to the public.
” The Autoblow ’ s creators describe the electric self-gratification product as an affordable “ tried and trusted basic blowjob machine.
” The Autoblow models are available on the manufacturer ’ s web site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other accessories can be purchased .
The device is reportedly “ easy to clean ” and relies on silicone “ interchangeable sleeves.
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NOVEMBER 6--An Oklahoma man is facing an indecency charge after allegedly taking a sex toy for a test drive inside an adult novelty store, according to court records.
Gilbert Cordero, 23, was recently arrested in connection with a bizarre incident last year at an Oklahoma City business. Cordero, free on $500 bail, has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of outraging public indecency.
Cordero, seen at right, is next scheduled for a December 3 hearing in District Court.
[In September, a Florida Woman was arrested after she allegedly removed her clothes and began using a “pink colored, penis shaped sex toy” inside the Lion’s Den Adult Superstore in Fort Pierce.]
According to a probable cause affidavit, Cordero “went into a sex toy shop and tried a piece of merchandise which was out on display.” Specifically, the business was Carlie’s and the item in question was “an Auto Blow device.”
Cops charge that after Cordero walked up to a merchandise shelf, he licked his fingers on one hand and then used those digits “to get his penis wet.” Cordero, whose actions were recorded by a store surveillance camera, then “also licks his fingers on his other hand and appears to get the entrance area of the Auto Blow wet.”
As a 28-year-old female employee watched on a security monitor, Cordero placed his penis into the sex toy and began “thrusting his hips into the” Autoblow. He eventually returned the device to a shelf and walked away after the worker “hit an alarm they have inside the store.”
The employee told police that she recognized Cordero “as he has previously put in job applications at this establishment.”
A criminal information filed against Cordero accuses him of committing an act “injurious to public morals” by “making movements consistent with masturbation while utilizing a ‘sex toy’ device on display for sale in a store open to the public.”
The Autoblow’s creators describe the electric self-gratification product as an affordable “tried and trusted basic blowjob machine.” The Autoblow models are available on the manufacturer’s web site, where “Fap Lube” and other accessories can be purchased. The device is reportedly “easy to clean” and relies on silicone “interchangeable sleeves.” (2 pages)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-09--Woman Masqueraded As FBI Agent In Bid For Free Food From Chick-fil-A, Cops Say

In a harebrained and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to score some free food , a Georgia woman posed as an FBI agent while demanding gratis grub from Chick-fil-A workers , cops allege .
Late Thursday morning , police received a suspicious person call from employees at the eatery in Rockmart , a city 45 miles from Atlanta .
A 911 caller reported that the suspect , who was in a white van , was “ identifying themselves as a federal agent to try and get free food.
” When cops arrived at the Chick-fil-A around noon , they approached a white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified as Kimberly Ragsdale , 47 , who lives about 20 miles from the restaurant .
Asked by an officer if she had been identifying herself as a federal agent , “ Ragsdale stated that she was a federal agent , ” according to a Rockmart Police Department report .
In response to a police request to see her credentials , Ragsdale replied that she “ did not have one that it was electronic.
” Ragsdale refused to exit her van until an officer displayed his taser and warned that it would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dodge .
After being handcuffed , Ragsdale continued her charade .
“ Ms .
Ragsdale then began to talk into her shirt like she was talking into a radio telling someone that we were arresting her and to send someone to Rockmart PD , ” reported Officer William Gilstrap .
Chick-fil-A workers told another cop that Ragsdale had been coming to the restaurant ( seen below ) “ for several days saying she worked with the FBI and requested free food.
” Seen in the above booking photo , Ragsdale was charged with @ @ @ @ @

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In a harebrained and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to score some free food, a Georgia woman posed as an FBI agent while demanding gratis grub from Chick-fil-A workers, cops allege.
Late Thursday morning, police received a suspicious person call from employees at the eatery in Rockmart, a city 45 miles from Atlanta. A 911 caller reported that the suspect, who was in a white van, was “identifying themselves as a federal agent to try and get free food.”
When cops arrived at the Chick-fil-A around noon, they approached a white Dodge Grand Caravan whose driver was later identified as Kimberly Ragsdale, 47, who lives about 20 miles from the restaurant.
Asked by an officer if she had been identifying herself as a federal agent, “Ragsdale stated that she was a federal agent,” according to a Rockmart Police Department report. In response to a police request to see her credentials, Ragsdale replied that she “did not have one that it was electronic.”
Ragsdale refused to exit her van until an officer displayed his taser and warned that it would be deployed unless she got out of the Dodge.
After being handcuffed, Ragsdale continued her charade. “Ms. Ragsdale then began to talk into her shirt like she was talking into a radio telling someone that we were arresting her and to send someone to Rockmart PD,” reported Officer William Gilstrap.
Chick-fil-A workers told another cop that Ragsdale had been coming to the restaurant (seen below) “for several days saying she worked with the FBI and requested free food.”
Seen in the above booking photo, Ragsdale was charged with impersonating a public official.


thesmokinggun--2020-11-09--Naked Woman Busted Again For Lewd Activity

NOVEMBER 9 -- For the second time in recent weeks , a Florida Woman has been arrested for pleasuring herself in public , this time outside a Popeyes at 10 AM , according to court records .
Vanessa Lee Jones , 38 , was collared Saturday morning after a witness reported spotting her masturbating near a dumpster outside the chicken joint in St. Petersburg .
Jones , seen at right , was fully nude at the time .
When police responded to the scene , officers “ also witnessed the defendant masturbating in front of the dumpster completely naked.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observed on security cameras masturbating while fully naked.
” Pictured at right , Jones was arrested for exposure of sexual organs , a misdemeanor .
She is being held in the county jail in lieu of $ 150 bond .
In an arrest affidavit , St. Petersburg police noted that Jones showed no indications of drug or alcohol influence , and no indication of mental health issues .
In police and court records , Jones is alternately listed as homeless and a resident of a rental property in New Port Richey , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jones was arrested on September 30 after allegedly exposing herself and masturbating in front of a 7-Eleven in St. Petersburg .
Jones was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition since she allegedly “ continuously rubbed her vagina ” in view of a minor who was accompanied by a male relative who recorded the 11 AM incident .
Jones remained behind bars until October 28 , when she was freed after prosecutors declined to pursue the felony case .
The 7-Eleven is a couple of blocks from the Popeyes restaurant ( seen below ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to court records , Jones ’ s rap sheet includes convictions for theft , possession of drug equipment , trespassing , and possession of synthetic marijuana .
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NOVEMBER 9--For the second time in recent weeks, a Florida Woman has been arrested for pleasuring herself in public, this time outside a Popeyes at 10 AM, according to court records.
Vanessa Lee Jones, 38, was collared Saturday morning after a witness reported spotting her masturbating near a dumpster outside the chicken joint in St. Petersburg. Jones, seen at right, was fully nude at the time.
When police responded to the scene, officers “also witnessed the defendant masturbating in front of the dumpster completely naked.” Jones, investigators added, was “observed on security cameras masturbating while fully naked.”
Pictured at right, Jones was arrested for exposure of sexual organs, a misdemeanor. She is being held in the county jail in lieu of $150 bond.
In an arrest affidavit, St. Petersburg police noted that Jones showed no indications of drug or alcohol influence, and no indication of mental health issues. In police and court records, Jones is alternately listed as homeless and a resident of a rental property in New Port Richey, a city in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area.
Jones was arrested on September 30 after allegedly exposing herself and masturbating in front of a 7-Eleven in St. Petersburg. Jones was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition since she allegedly “continuously rubbed her vagina” in view of a minor who was accompanied by a male relative who recorded the 11 AM incident.
Jones remained behind bars until October 28, when she was freed after prosecutors declined to pursue the felony case. The 7-Eleven is a couple of blocks from the Popeyes restaurant (seen below) where Jones was arrested Saturday morning.
According to court records, Jones’s rap sheet includes convictions for theft, possession of drug equipment, trespassing, and possession of synthetic marijuana. (1 page)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-10--Slap On Wrist For Perp In Slurpee Battery Case

NOVEMBER 10 -- A 7-Eleven patron has gotten off with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to a felony charge for dousing a store employee with a Slurpee during a dispute over the icy treat ’ s price .
Brian Duffy , 40 , was arrested in late-July after he slapped a Slurpee out of the hand of a female worker at a 7-Eleven in Pinellas Park , Florida .
The frozen drink , a patrolman reported , “ flew onto the victim ’ s person ” around 9:20 AM .
A store surveillance camera recorded Duffy “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slurpee drink ” out of the convenience store worker ’ s hand .
When questioned by cops , Duffy denied swatting the Slurpee from the victim ’ s grasp , though he did admit there was “ an incident ” in which he “ was being charged too much for a drink.
” The charge filed against Duffy was upped to felony battery since his rap sheet included a prior misdemeanor battery conviction .
He also has convictions for an assortment of other crimes , including theft ; trespassing ; cocaine possession ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ synthetic marijuana ; violating probation ; and leaving the scene of an auto crash .
During a recent court appearance , Duffy ( seen above ) added to his conviction pile by pleading guilty to a third-degree felony for the Slurpee battery .
While the count carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison , Duffy was sentenced to the five days he had already spent in the county jail prior to posting his $ 2500 bond .
A sentencing scoresheet signed by a Circuit Court judge included the notation “ COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duffy was receiving a “ Time Served ” sentence .
In light of the ongoing pandemic , judges nationwide have been hesitant to increase jail populations .
Duffy was also directed to pay $ 1102 in court fines and fees .
He was previously ordered by a judge to have no contact with the victim , and he must also stay away from the 7-Eleven where the Slurpee battery occurred .
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NOVEMBER 10--A 7-Eleven patron has gotten off with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to a felony charge for dousing a store employee with a Slurpee during a dispute over the icy treat’s price.
Brian Duffy, 40, was arrested in late-July after he slapped a Slurpee out of the hand of a female worker at a 7-Eleven in Pinellas Park, Florida. The frozen drink, a patrolman reported, “flew onto the victim’s person” around 9:20 AM.
A store surveillance camera recorded Duffy “back handing the cup full of a Slurpee drink” out of the convenience store worker’s hand. When questioned by cops, Duffy denied swatting the Slurpee from the victim’s grasp, though he did admit there was “an incident” in which he “was being charged too much for a drink.”
The charge filed against Duffy was upped to felony battery since his rap sheet included a prior misdemeanor battery conviction. He also has convictions for an assortment of other crimes, including theft; trespassing; cocaine possession; violating a protective order; possession of synthetic marijuana; violating probation; and leaving the scene of an auto crash.
During a recent court appearance, Duffy (seen above) added to his conviction pile by pleading guilty to a third-degree felony for the Slurpee battery. While the count carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison, Duffy was sentenced to the five days he had already spent in the county jail prior to posting his $2500 bond.
A sentencing scoresheet signed by a Circuit Court judge included the notation “COVID-19” next to a box indicating that Duffy was receiving a “Time Served” sentence. In light of the ongoing pandemic, judges nationwide have been hesitant to increase jail populations.
Duffy was also directed to pay $1102 in court fines and fees. He was previously ordered by a judge to have no contact with the victim, and he must also stay away from the 7-Eleven where the Slurpee battery occurred. (2 pages)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-13--Friday Photo Fun Match Game

Friday Photo Fun Match Game

NOVEMBER 13 -- For today ’ s “ Friday Photo Fun ” game , readers must examine five mug shots @ @ @ @ @ with the respective weapons they allegedly wielded during assaults or batteries ( plastic doll , @ @ @ @ @ milk , glass vase , can of beans ) .
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NOVEMBER 13--For today’s “Friday Photo Fun” game, readers must examine five mug shots and match up the defendants with the respective weapons they allegedly wielded during assaults or batteries (plastic doll, garden hoe, gallon of milk, glass vase, can of beans).
You can play today’s contest by clicking below. You’ll also find it as the latest post on our “Time Waster” page, where you can test your sleuthing skills by playing over 500+ archived match games.
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thesmokinggun--2020-11-13--Rapper Who Endorsed Trump Never Voted

Rapper Who Endorsed Trump Never Voted

NOVEMBER 13 -- In what will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody , the rapper Lil Pump , who endorsed Donald Trump and appeared onstage with him at his final 2020 campaign rally , did not cast a ballot in the presidential election , owing to the fact that the performer has never bothered to register to vote , records show .
The 20-year-old star ( real name : Gazzy Garcia ) revealed his endorsement of Trump in late-October , days after rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent expressed support for the incumbent president .
In a video posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I got ta say is Trump 2020 , bitch.
” Garcia then claimed that he would pay an extra 33 % in taxes if Joe Biden were elected .
“ Fuck Sleepy Joe , nigga .
Trump 2020 , bitch , ” he added .
On his Instagram page -- which has 17 million followers -- Garcia posted a Photoshopped image purporting to show him shaking hands with Trump in the Oval Office .
A second image morphed Trump ’ s face with that of the rapper , who has multiple piercings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump received quick approval from MAGA disciples .
“ We welcome @ lilpump to the Trump Train !
” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren wrote in an October 26 tweet .
Garcia , a Miami , Florida native who began his career as a teenage SoundCloud artist , has recorded several hit singles , including 2017 ’ s “ Gucci Gang ” and “ I Love It , ” which was released in 2018 and features him trading verses with Kanye West .
His songs include all the familiar rap tropes -- bitches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumption -- and the kind of sexually explicit lyrics that would surely dismay the average Trump supporter .
On Sunday , November 1 , Garcia attended a late-night Trump rally at an airport hangar outside Miami .
Wearing a red “ Make America Great Again ” hat and standing with friends in the front row , the rapper recorded himself beaming as Trump delivered a rambling 60-minute address that ended early Monday morning .
After the rally concluded , Donald Trump Jr. approached Garcia and thanked him for attending , saying , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re doing , so I appreciate it.
” Later that day , Garcia and his crew traveled via private jet to several of the final events of the Trump campaign , which concluded with a rally in Grand Rapids , Michigan that began after midnight on Tuesday , Election Day .
About an hour into his speech , Trump saluted Ted Nugent , who was near the stage .
Reading from the teleprompter , Trump then said , “ Speaking of sound , music , and other things , one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pimp.
” Spotting the 5 ’ 6 ” Garcia , Trump laughed and invited the cartoonish rapper onstage .
“ Little Pump , come on up here.
” As the crowd cheered , Garcia said , “ Mr .
President , I appreciate everything you ’ ve done for our country .
You brought the troops home and you ’ re doing the right thing.
” Garcia concluded by reminding the audience , “ And do not vote for Sleepy Joe at all !
” The president , who showed Garcia more courtesy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days earlier , appeared to get a kick out of the Trump x Pump collab .
“ That ’ s great , thank you very much .
I appreciate it , that ’ s very nice , ” Trump said after Garcia returned to the crowd .
“ Big star .
Big star.
” Later that day , a video shot by a campaign staffer and titled “ Lil Pump on why he is voting for Donald Trump !
” was uploaded to Trump ’ s YouTube page ( where it has nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump Jr. tweeted , “ Amazing !
!
!
@ lilpump got called up onto the stage in Michigan by @ realdonaldtrump totally impromptu at 1 am last night and crushed it !
!
!
” A November 3 tweet from the Republican National Committee ’ s national spokesperson quoted what “ Lil Pump says ” about Trump ’ s accomplishments .
Garcia and his entourage flew to Washington , D.C. after the Trump rally and attended an election night party at the Trump International Hotel ( Mike Lindell , the My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On November 4 , with election results still up in the air , Garcia wrote to his 1.1 million Twitter followers , “ Remain calm .
Remain patient .
Have trust in the system .
Our man will be re-elected.
” But despite Garcia urging others to vote for Trump , the rapper himself was not among those who helped deliver a decisive victory in Florida to the incumbent president .
According to Florida state voter rolls , Garcia has never been registered to vote ( he turned 18 in August 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Miami-Dade County Elections Department also reported that Garcia is not registered to vote .
The official , Robert Rodriguez , said that the county ’ s voter registration records are up-to-date .
To be eligible to vote in the November 3 election , a Florida resident had to register by October 5 .
It appears Garcia ’ s political awakening -- or his crass move to make easy headlines -- came weeks after the registration deadline passed .
Garcia , a Miami native who has “ DADE COUNTY ” tattooed across his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , a $ 4.65 million waterfront residence in Miami Beach ( he financed the purchase with a $ 3.25 million bank loan ) .
Mortgage records signed by Garcia describe the five-bedroom , 4935-square-foot home as his “ principal residence.
” Upon purchasing the property in July 2019 , Garcia posted a short video tour of his new home .
His social media feeds have since been filled with photos and videos taken inside the house , around the pool , and near its rear dock ( where he seems to enjoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Sometimes he just poses with friends holding a Trump flag .
When not recorded partying ( pot and lean are Garcia favorites ) , the rapper is seen playing on his Pop-A-Shot arcade game , lip syncing , or showing off new acquisitions ( furniture , jewelry , a Gucci bicycle that he said cost “ 30 racks ” ) .
What Garcia has not been paying for , however , are the real estate taxes on his residence , which backs up to Biscayne Bay .
The rapper ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 45,000 , according to county records .
Collection of the debt is now the responsibility of a private firm that recently purchased Garcia ’ s lien at a county auction .
Garcia did not respond to requests for comment that were sent to his manager and an e-mail address listed on the performer ’ s Twitter account .
Garcia , of course , is not the first public figure to fail to vote after urging others to do so .
Thirty years ago , several musicians featured in the inaugural “ Rock the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or they failed to cast a ballot .
In 2000 , after traveling across the country in a get-out-the-vote effort for Al Gore , Ben Affleck did not vote .
And Trump ’ s campaign manager , Bill Stepien , and his former campaign manager , Brad Parscale , both did not vote in the 2016 general election .
On October 29 , the rapper Lil Wayne met with Trump and discussed criminal justice reform and the candidate ’ s “ Platinum Plan ” to aid black communities .
In a tweet about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the 38-year-old performer ( real name : Dwayne Carter ) noted that the president “ listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.
” A photo accompanying the tweet showed Trump and Carter smiling and giving the thumbs-up .
The seeming endorsement , which Trump retweeted from his personal account , prompted criticism of Carter in the hip-hop community .
But if the entertainer was signaling his backing for Trump ’ s reelection , he , like Garcia , failed to support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Miami Beach resident , is not registered to vote , according to state voter rolls and Miami-Dade County Elections Department records .
Carter lives in a waterfront Miami Beach mansion he purchased in late-2018 for $ 16.75 million .
The 11,470-square-foot residence replaced Carter ’ s prior Miami Beach digs , which he bought for $ 11.6 million in 2011 and sold for $ 10 million in mid-2017 .

NOVEMBER 13--In what will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, the rapper Lil Pump, who endorsed Donald Trump and appeared onstage with him at his final 2020 campaign rally, did not cast a ballot in the presidential election, owing to the fact that the performer has never bothered to register to vote, records show.
The 20-year-old star (real name: Gazzy Garcia) revealed his endorsement of Trump in late-October, days after rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent expressed support for the incumbent president.
In a video posted online, Garcia exclaimed, “All I gotta say is Trump 2020, bitch.” Garcia then claimed that he would pay an extra 33% in taxes if Joe Biden were elected. “Fuck Sleepy Joe, nigga. Trump 2020, bitch,” he added. On his Instagram page--which has 17 million followers--Garcia posted a Photoshopped image purporting to show him shaking hands with Trump in the Oval Office. A second image morphed Trump’s face with that of the rapper, who has multiple piercings and facial tattoos.
Garcia’s embrace of Trump received quick approval from MAGA disciples. “We welcome @lilpump to the Trump Train!” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren wrote in an October 26 tweet.
Garcia, a Miami, Florida native who began his career as a teenage SoundCloud artist, has recorded several hit singles, including 2017’s “Gucci Gang” and “I Love It,” which was released in 2018 and features him trading verses with Kanye West. His songs include all the familiar rap tropes--bitches, drugs, designer goods, conspicuous consumption--and the kind of sexually explicit lyrics that would surely dismay the average Trump supporter.
On Sunday, November 1, Garcia attended a late-night Trump rally at an airport hangar outside Miami. Wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat and standing with friends in the front row, the rapper recorded himself beaming as Trump delivered a rambling 60-minute address that ended early Monday morning. After the rally concluded, Donald Trump Jr. approached Garcia and thanked him for attending, saying, “It takes balls to do what you’re doing, so I appreciate it.”
Later that day, Garcia and his crew traveled via private jet to several of the final events of the Trump campaign, which concluded with a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan that began after midnight on Tuesday, Election Day.
About an hour into his speech, Trump saluted Ted Nugent, who was near the stage. Reading from the teleprompter, Trump then said, “Speaking of sound, music, and other things, one of the big superstars of the world, Little Pimp.” Spotting the 5’ 6” Garcia, Trump laughed and invited the cartoonish rapper onstage. “Little Pump, come on up here.” As the crowd cheered, Garcia said, “Mr. President, I appreciate everything you’ve done for our country. You brought the troops home and you’re doing the right thing.” Garcia concluded by reminding the audience, “And do not vote for Sleepy Joe at all!”
The president, who showed Garcia more courtesy onstage than he afforded Sen. Martha McSally days earlier, appeared to get a kick out of the Trump x Pump collab. “That’s great, thank you very much. I appreciate it, that’s very nice,” Trump said after Garcia returned to the crowd. “Big star. Big star.” Later that day, a video shot by a campaign staffer and titled “Lil Pump on why he is voting for Donald Trump!” was uploaded to Trump’s YouTube page (where it has nearly 500,000 views).
On Election Day, Trump Jr. tweeted, “Amazing!!! @lilpump got called up onto the stage in Michigan by @realdonaldtrump totally impromptu at 1 am last night and crushed it!!!” A November 3 tweet from the Republican National Committee’s national spokesperson quoted what “Lil Pump says” about Trump’s accomplishments.
Garcia and his entourage flew to Washington, D.C. after the Trump rally and attended an election night party at the Trump International Hotel (Mike Lindell, the My Pillow founder, was also there). On November 4, with election results still up in the air, Garcia wrote to his 1.1 million Twitter followers, “Remain calm. Remain patient. Have trust in the system. Our man will be re-elected.”
But despite Garcia urging others to vote for Trump, the rapper himself was not among those who helped deliver a decisive victory in Florida to the incumbent president.
According to Florida state voter rolls, Garcia has never been registered to vote (he turned 18 in August 2018). Additionally, a supervisor with the Miami-Dade County Elections Department also reported that Garcia is not registered to vote. The official, Robert Rodriguez, said that the county’s voter registration records are up-to-date.
To be eligible to vote in the November 3 election, a Florida resident had to register by October 5. It appears Garcia’s political awakening--or his crass move to make easy headlines--came weeks after the registration deadline passed.
Garcia, a Miami native who has “DADE COUNTY” tattooed across his stomach, last year bought his first home, a $4.65 million waterfront residence in Miami Beach (he financed the purchase with a $3.25 million bank loan). Mortgage records signed by Garcia describe the five-bedroom, 4935-square-foot home as his “principal residence.”
Upon purchasing the property in July 2019, Garcia posted a short video tour of his new home. His social media feeds have since been filled with photos and videos taken inside the house, around the pool, and near its rear dock (where he seems to enjoy firing a paintball gun at wooden pilings). Sometimes he just poses with friends holding a Trump flag. When not recorded partying (pot and lean are Garcia favorites), the rapper is seen playing on his Pop-A-Shot arcade game, lip syncing, or showing off new acquisitions (furniture, jewelry, a Gucci bicycle that he said cost “30 racks”).
What Garcia has not been paying for, however, are the real estate taxes on his residence, which backs up to Biscayne Bay. The rapper’s unpaid bill for 2019 is about $45,000, according to county records. Collection of the debt is now the responsibility of a private firm that recently purchased Garcia’s lien at a county auction.
Garcia did not respond to requests for comment that were sent to his manager and an e-mail address listed on the performer’s Twitter account.
Garcia, of course, is not the first public figure to fail to vote after urging others to do so. Thirty years ago, several musicians featured in the inaugural “Rock the Vote” campaign were either not registered or they failed to cast a ballot. In 2000, after traveling across the country in a get-out-the-vote effort for Al Gore, Ben Affleck did not vote. And Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, and his former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, both did not vote in the 2016 general election.
On October 29, the rapper Lil Wayne met with Trump and discussed criminal justice reform and the candidate’s “Platinum Plan” to aid black communities. In a tweet about his “great meeting” with Trump, the 38-year-old performer (real name: Dwayne Carter) noted that the president “listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.” A photo accompanying the tweet showed Trump and Carter smiling and giving the thumbs-up.
The seeming endorsement, which Trump retweeted from his personal account, prompted criticism of Carter in the hip-hop community. But if the entertainer was signaling his backing for Trump’s reelection, he, like Garcia, failed to support the incumbent with an actual vote.
Carter, a Miami Beach resident, is not registered to vote, according to state voter rolls and Miami-Dade County Elections Department records. Carter lives in a waterfront Miami Beach mansion he purchased in late-2018 for $16.75 million. The 11,470-square-foot residence replaced Carter’s prior Miami Beach digs, which he bought for $11.6 million in 2011 and sold for $10 million in mid-2017.


thesmokinggun--2020-11-16--Pair Busted For Lewd Roadside Attraction

NOVEMBER 16 -- As motorists drove past them Saturday afternoon , a Florida couple engaged in a series of sex acts on the side of a road , a lewd display that landed them behind bars , police report .
According to a felony criminal complaint , “ many drivers ” observed Amber Gormley , 39 , and Shawn McClelland , 30 , as they trysted adjacent to a roadway in Largo , a city in the Tampa Bay area .
Gormley ( seen at right ) and McClelland were spotted , cops say , around 2:45 PM in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area where all drivers could see then having intercourse.
” One motorist said he observed McClelland performing oral sex on Gormley , as well as certain penetrative acts .
Following the pair ’ s arrest , McClelland reportedly “ confirmed he had oral sex ” and engaged in the alleged digital pursuits .
“ According to both parties , ” police reported , the sexual activity “ was all consensual.
” Gormley and McClelland ( pictured below ) were charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition , a felony , and booked into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McClelland was also hit with a misdemeanor charge of possession of synthetic marijuana .
Gormley ’ s rap sheet includes convictions for theft , narcotics possession , obstruction , possession of drug paraphernalia , and possession of burglary tools .
She is also facing a pending possession of methamphetamine charge .
McClelland was convicted in 2018 on a misdemeanor theft charge for stealing cat litter and peppermint tea from Walmart .
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NOVEMBER 16--As motorists drove past them Saturday afternoon, a Florida couple engaged in a series of sex acts on the side of a road, a lewd display that landed them behind bars, police report.
According to a felony criminal complaint, “many drivers” observed Amber Gormley, 39, and Shawn McClelland, 30, as they trysted adjacent to a roadway in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area.
Gormley (seen at right) and McClelland were spotted, cops say, around 2:45 PM in an “open area location of a busy area where all drivers could see then having intercourse.”
One motorist said he observed McClelland performing oral sex on Gormley, as well as certain penetrative acts.
Following the pair’s arrest, McClelland reportedly “confirmed he had oral sex” and engaged in the alleged digital pursuits. “According to both parties,” police reported, the sexual activity “was all consensual.”
Gormley and McClelland (pictured below) were charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition, a felony, and booked into the county jail on $10,000 bond. McClelland was also hit with a misdemeanor charge of possession of synthetic marijuana.
Gormley’s rap sheet includes convictions for theft, narcotics possession, obstruction, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of burglary tools. She is also facing a pending possession of methamphetamine charge.
McClelland was convicted in 2018 on a misdemeanor theft charge for stealing cat litter and peppermint tea from Walmart. (1 page)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-17--Nixed Threesome Ends With Man In Handcuffs (But Not The Furry Kind)

A defendant who threw two naked women out of his Florida home during a 2 AM altercation yesterday told police that the victims attacked him after he declined to engage in a sexual threesome , according to criminal complaints .
Responding to a 911 call about a disturbance at a Clearwater apartment building , cops interviewed Ciraya Rassasombath , 27 , and Angelique Pavelec , 28 , about an encounter with Rassasombath ’ s husband that allegedly turned violent .
According to arrest affidavits , Pavelec went to Rassasombath ’ s home to “ hang out and drink.
” While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ they had planned sexual arrangements with her friend ’ s husband , ” Calvin Rassasombath , 33 .
But before a threesome ensued , a verbal argument began , Pavelec reported , over the way Calvin was treating his wife .
As the dispute escalated , Calvin allegedly choked both naked women before throwing them out of the residence .
Ciraya told cops that the attack occurred “ during a planned sexual arrangement.
” A Clearwater Police Department officer reported observing marks and bruising on the necks of both women .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the women “ wanted to have sex with him but he did not want to , ” prompting them to attack him .
Calvin added that he was “ able to get them out of the residence and call law enforcement.
” Based on the statements given by the women and the evidence of the injuries they suffered , Calvin was arrested on felony and misdemeanor battery charges .
After posting $ 5500 bond , he was released this morning from the county jail .
A judge has ordered him to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has previously been convicted of trespass and burglary ( for which he spent time in state prison ) .
He is pictured above , flanked by Pavelec ( left ) and Ciraya .

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A defendant who threw two naked women out of his Florida home during a 2 AM altercation yesterday told police that the victims attacked him after he declined to engage in a sexual threesome, according to criminal complaints.
Responding to a 911 call about a disturbance at a Clearwater apartment building, cops interviewed Ciraya Rassasombath, 27, and Angelique Pavelec, 28, about an encounter with Rassasombath’s husband that allegedly turned violent.
According to arrest affidavits, Pavelec went to Rassasombath’s home to “hang out and drink.” While at the apartment, Pavelec said, “they had planned sexual arrangements with her friend’s husband,” Calvin Rassasombath, 33.
But before a threesome ensued, a verbal argument began, Pavelec reported, over the way Calvin was treating his wife. As the dispute escalated, Calvin allegedly choked both naked women before throwing them out of the residence. Ciraya told cops that the attack occurred “during a planned sexual arrangement.”
A Clearwater Police Department officer reported observing marks and bruising on the necks of both women.
After being read his rights, Calvin claimed that the women “wanted to have sex with him but he did not want to,” prompting them to attack him. Calvin added that he was “able to get them out of the residence and call law enforcement.”
Based on the statements given by the women and the evidence of the injuries they suffered, Calvin was arrested on felony and misdemeanor battery charges. After posting $5500 bond, he was released this morning from the county jail. A judge has ordered him to have no contact with the women.
Calvin has previously been convicted of trespass and burglary (for which he spent time in state prison). He is pictured above, flanked by Pavelec (left) and Ciraya.


thesmokinggun--2020-11-18--Accused Tree Humper Busted On High Street

NOVEMBER 18 -- A “ half dressed ” Connecticut man who was spotted “ humping trees ” in a stranger ’ s backyard is behind bars on multiple charges , records show .
According to a Naugatuck Police Department report , officers were dispatched Thursday afternoon to a residence on High Street after a 911 caller reported there was “ an unknown male in a backyard , half dressed , humping trees , screaming , and eating branches.
” When cops arrived , the suspect ran into a neighboring house , causing its inhabitants to “ flee their home in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Fignar , 36 , subsequently exited the residence and was placed under arrest .
The police report does not indicate which half of Fignar , seen at right , was unclothed .
While in custody , Fignar allegedly spat at and assaulted police , resulting in a felony charge being filed against him ( along with misdemeanor breach of peace , resisting , and trespassing counts ) .
Fignar , who was scheduled for a court appearance today , is locked up in lieu of $ 25,000 bond .
Fignar has two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court records .
He was arrested in August for assault and breach of peace , and was busted in September for marijuana possession , breach of peace , and resisting .
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NOVEMBER 18--A “half dressed” Connecticut man who was spotted “humping trees” in a stranger’s backyard is behind bars on multiple charges, records show.
According to a Naugatuck Police Department report, officers were dispatched Thursday afternoon to a residence on High Street after a 911 caller reported there was “an unknown male in a backyard, half dressed, humping trees, screaming, and eating branches.”
When cops arrived, the suspect ran into a neighboring house, causing its inhabitants to “flee their home in fear.” The intruder, identified as John Fignar, 36, subsequently exited the residence and was placed under arrest.
The police report does not indicate which half of Fignar, seen at right, was unclothed.
While in custody, Fignar allegedly spat at and assaulted police, resulting in a felony charge being filed against him (along with misdemeanor breach of peace, resisting, and trespassing counts). Fignar, who was scheduled for a court appearance today, is locked up in lieu of $25,000 bond.
Fignar has two other pending criminal cases, according to court records. He was arrested in August for assault and breach of peace, and was busted in September for marijuana possession, breach of peace, and resisting. (1 page)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-20--Friday Photo Fun Match Game

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thesmokinggun--2020-11-19--Police: Mother Made Toddler Vape With THC

NOVEMBER 19 -- A Florida mother forced her two-year-old son to smoke from a vaping device containing THC oil so that the child would “ sleep and eat better , ” according to an arrest affidavit .
Investigators collared Kiarra Clarisse , 22 , on a felony child neglect charge after her former girlfriend alerted the victim ’ s father about the vaping .
The witness also reported that Clarisse had cancelled the boy ’ s medical appointments out of concern a doctor would discover THC in the child ’ s system .
Upon being told that his son had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father contacted Florida ’ s child welfare agency and then brought the boy to a hospital , where a drug test detected THC in the victim ’ s system .
At that point , hospital officials contacted the Brevard County Sheriff ’ s Office .
The child ’ s father told cops that the boy appeared “ slow ” and lethargic during a visit with the toddler earlier this month .
As detailed in the affidavit , Katelyn Masker , Clarisse ’ s ex-girlfriend , told police that she observed Clarisse put a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mouth and “ allow him to smoke it , in order to get him to eat more and sleep.
” Masker , 27 , added that Clarisse would send her photos of the child after he used a “ wax pen.
” Masker said that recently all Clarisse wanted to do was “ party , drink , and work in the club.
” Court records list Clarisse ’ s employer as Cheaters , a Cocoa Beach strip club .
Masker , who said she lived with Clarisse for seven months , added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care of other people in her household who are known to drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
” Clarisse declined to answer police questions , but reportedly made a “ spontaneous utterance stating she smokes ‘ pot ’ at her residence , but did not smoke it in front of ” her son , who turned two last month .
Police noted that a check of the child ’ s medical records revealed that he had missed two recent check-up appointments with his pediatrician .
Clarisse , seen above , was released from custody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond .
She is scheduled for arraignment on December 15 .
According to court records , Clarisse was convicted last year of drunk driving and placed on probation ( the terms of which she twice violated ) .
She is also facing trial on a felony narcotics charge stemming from a June 2017 arrest .
Clarisse and the father of her son were busted after cops found two pounds of marijuana in their vehicle .
Charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or distribute , Clarisse has been free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pages )

NOVEMBER 19--A Florida mother forced her two-year-old son to smoke from a vaping device containing THC oil so that the child would “sleep and eat better,” according to an arrest affidavit.
Investigators collared Kiarra Clarisse, 22, on a felony child neglect charge after her former girlfriend alerted the victim’s father about the vaping. The witness also reported that Clarisse had cancelled the boy’s medical appointments out of concern a doctor would discover THC in the child’s system.
Upon being told that his son had been vaping, the boy’s father contacted Florida’s child welfare agency and then brought the boy to a hospital, where a drug test detected THC in the victim’s system. At that point, hospital officials contacted the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
The child’s father told cops that the boy appeared “slow” and lethargic during a visit with the toddler earlier this month.
As detailed in the affidavit, Katelyn Masker, Clarisse’s ex-girlfriend, told police that she observed Clarisse put a vape pen in the child’s mouth and “allow him to smoke it, in order to get him to eat more and sleep.” Masker, 27, added that Clarisse would send her photos of the child after he used a “wax pen.”
Masker said that recently all Clarisse wanted to do was “party, drink, and work in the club.” Court records list Clarisse’s employer as Cheaters, a Cocoa Beach strip club. Masker, who said she lived with Clarisse for seven months, added that Clarisse left her child “in the care of other people in her household who are known to drink excessive amounts of alcohol.”
Clarisse declined to answer police questions, but reportedly made a “spontaneous utterance stating she smokes ‘pot’ at her residence, but did not smoke it in front of” her son, who turned two last month. Police noted that a check of the child’s medical records revealed that he had missed two recent check-up appointments with his pediatrician.
Clarisse, seen above, was released from custody early this morning after posting $3000 bond. She is scheduled for arraignment on December 15.
According to court records, Clarisse was convicted last year of drunk driving and placed on probation (the terms of which she twice violated). She is also facing trial on a felony narcotics charge stemming from a June 2017 arrest. Clarisse and the father of her son were busted after cops found two pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. Charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or distribute, Clarisse has been free on $2000 bond. (3 pages)


thesmokinggun--2020-11-20--Couple Wearing Matching "Rick And Morty" Hoodies Arrested On Multiple Gun Charges

The Maryland couple was arrested early today on weapons charges following a traffic stop in Glen Burnie , a Baltimore suburb .
According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department , Thompson was behind the wheel of a vehicle pulled over for an “ equipment violation ” around 1:40 AM .
Clay was in the auto ’ s front passenger seat .
After detecting the smell of marijuana , cops asked the duo to exit the car .
It was at this point that an officer spotted a Ruger 9mm handgun tucked into Clay ’ s waistband .
During a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second loaded gun -- a Ruger outfitted with a Crimson Trace laser sight -- was recovered .
Clay and Thompson were each charged with four misdemeanor weapons counts , according to court records , which list their joint residence as an apartment located less than a mile from where they were busted .
As seen in their mug shots , the defendants appear to be big fans of “ Rick and Morty , ” the animated , late-night Cartoon Network series .
The show ’ s principal characters are Rick Sanchez , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Morty Smith .
The hit show ’ s fifth season is expected to start in the next several months .

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Meet Lauren Clay and Darryl Thompson.
The Maryland couple was arrested early today on weapons charges following a traffic stop in Glen Burnie, a Baltimore suburb.
According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Thompson was behind the wheel of a vehicle pulled over for an “equipment violation” around 1:40 AM. Clay was in the auto’s front passenger seat.
After detecting the smell of marijuana, cops asked the duo to exit the car. It was at this point that an officer spotted a Ruger 9mm handgun tucked into Clay’s waistband. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, a second loaded gun--a Ruger outfitted with a Crimson Trace laser sight--was recovered.
Clay and Thompson were each charged with four misdemeanor weapons counts, according to court records, which list their joint residence as an apartment located less than a mile from where they were busted.
As seen in their mug shots, the defendants appear to be big fans of “Rick and Morty,” the animated, late-night Cartoon Network series. The show’s principal characters are Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic mad scientist, and his grandson, Morty Smith. The hit show’s fifth season is expected to start in the next several months.


thesmokinggun--2020-11-27--Friday Photo Fun Match Game

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thesmokinggun--2020-11-30--Shackled Collegian, 22, Asked Police To "Pinch My Nipples"

After being placed in shackles due to some alleged drunken dumbassery , a Florida collegian told cops that being restrained “ gets me off , ” and then requested someone “ pinch my nipples , ” according to an arrest report .
Cops allege that Joseph Lancaster , a 22-year-old University of South Florida student , caused a disturbance early Sunday after refusing to pay an $ 820 bill at a St. Petersburg nightspot .
After Lancaster argued with security guards , his friends stepped in and paid the bar tab .
Lancaster , stumbling and slurring his words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorry none of you graduated high school , but fuck you.
” Upon being detained by police , Lancaster ’ s belligerence did not cease .
“ Fuck you , pussy ” and “ Bro , this is fucked , ” he shouted , cops noted .
When a police transport van arrived , Lancaster “ even argued with the van driver , ” the report states .
“ The defendant had to be placed in shackles and stated , ‘ This gets me off.
’ He also said ‘ pinch my nipples.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a misdemeanor , Lancaster was booked into the county jail ( from which he was released this morning after posting $ 100 bond ) .
Pictured above , Lancaster was arrested in June for driving under the influence .
He was freed on $ 500 bond in that pending misdemeanor case , which is scheduled for a December 11 hearing .

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After being placed in shackles due to some alleged drunken dumbassery, a Florida collegian told cops that being restrained “gets me off,” and then requested someone “pinch my nipples,” according to an arrest report.
Cops allege that Joseph Lancaster, a 22-year-old University of South Florida student, caused a disturbance early Sunday after refusing to pay an $820 bill at a St. Petersburg nightspot.
After Lancaster argued with security guards, his friends stepped in and paid the bar tab. Lancaster, stumbling and slurring his words, then began shouting, “I am sorry none of you graduated high school, but fuck you.” Upon being detained by police, Lancaster’s belligerence did not cease. “Fuck you, pussy” and “Bro, this is fucked,” he shouted, cops noted.
When a police transport van arrived, Lancaster “even argued with the van driver,” the report states. “The defendant had to be placed in shackles and stated, ‘This gets me off.’ He also said ‘pinch my nipples.’”
Charged with disorderly intoxication, a misdemeanor, Lancaster was booked into the county jail (from which he was released this morning after posting $100 bond).
Pictured above, Lancaster was arrested in June for driving under the influence. He was freed on $500 bond in that pending misdemeanor case, which is scheduled for a December 11 hearing.


thesmokinggun--2020-11-30--Drunk Floridian Busted After Chappelle Show

NOVEMBER 30 -- After punching a cab driver in the face early yesterday , an intoxicated Florida Man jumped out of the taxi and began dancing in the street and screaming , “ I ’ m Rick James , bitch , ” police report .
According to an arrest affidavit , Paul Kijek , 50 , exited a St. Petersburg bar around 4:15 AM Sunday and “ was kept from driving by multiple witnesses due to his level of intoxication.
” When police subsequently arrived at the Back Bar , they called for a taxi , which Kijek entered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) began yelling at the driver and then allegedly punched him in the face as the car pulled out of the parking lot .
Kijek , cops say , then jumped out of the vehicle and “ began dancing in the street.
” He screamed “ obscenities to include ‘ You white motherfuckers ’ and ‘ I ’ m Rick James , bitch.
’ ” The 6 ’ 3 ” , 300-pound Kijek , who lived less than two miles from the bar , was then arrested for battery and disorderly intoxication , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for what was surely a terrible Dave Chappelle imitation .
Kijek was released from the county jail Sunday morning after posting $ 600 bond .
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NOVEMBER 30--After punching a cab driver in the face early yesterday, an intoxicated Florida Man jumped out of the taxi and began dancing in the street and screaming, “I’m Rick James, bitch,” police report.
According to an arrest affidavit, Paul Kijek, 50, exited a St. Petersburg bar around 4:15 AM Sunday and “was kept from driving by multiple witnesses due to his level of intoxication.”
When police subsequently arrived at the Back Bar, they called for a taxi, which Kijek entered. However, Kijek (seen at right) began yelling at the driver and then allegedly punched him in the face as the car pulled out of the parking lot.
Kijek, cops say, then jumped out of the vehicle and “began dancing in the street.” He screamed “obscenities to include ‘You white motherfuckers’ and ‘I’m Rick James, bitch.’”
The 6’ 3”, 300-pound Kijek, who lived less than two miles from the bar, was then arrested for battery and disorderly intoxication, both misdemeanors. He was not cited for what was surely a terrible Dave Chappelle imitation.
Kijek was released from the county jail Sunday morning after posting $600 bond. (2 pages)


thesmokinggun--2020-12-03--Bald Man Is Busted At Hair Salon

Bald Man Is Busted At Hair Salon

DECEMBER 3 -- A bald Kentucky man caused a disturbance at a salon after he asked a worker if she “ had a product to bring his hair back and she told him no , ” according to police who busted the chrome-domed invader .
Jeffery Trent , 46 , was arrested late last month after allegedly causing a disturbance inside a salon in Lawrenceburg , a city 25 miles west of Lexington .
As detailed in a court citation , the 6 ’ 3 ” , 250-pound Trent walked into the Frame Clinic and Gallery around 10:40 AM and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hair back.
” An employee at the salon -- which also doubles as an art gallery and frame shop -- told Trent ( seen above ) that no such magic potion was available .
At this point , cops report , Trent “ became belligerent and created a disturbance inside the business.
” He was subsequently arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge .
Trent -- whose hair color is listed as “ BALD ” in police and jail records -- was booked into the Shelby County Detention Center .
In an unrelated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bars , is facing charges for arson , criminal mischief , and violating a protective order .
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DECEMBER 3--A bald Kentucky man caused a disturbance at a salon after he asked a worker if she “had a product to bring his hair back and she told him no,” according to police who busted the chrome-domed invader.
Jeffery Trent, 46, was arrested late last month after allegedly causing a disturbance inside a salon in Lawrenceburg, a city 25 miles west of Lexington.
As detailed in a court citation, the 6’3”, 250-pound Trent walked into the Frame Clinic and Gallery around 10:40 AM and asked about “product to bring his hair back.” An employee at the salon--which also doubles as an art gallery and frame shop--told Trent (seen above) that no such magic potion was available.
At this point, cops report, Trent “became belligerent and created a disturbance inside the business.” He was subsequently arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.
Trent--whose hair color is listed as “BALD” in police and jail records--was booked into the Shelby County Detention Center. In an unrelated case, Trent, who remains behind bars, is facing charges for arson, criminal mischief, and violating a protective order. (1 page)


thesmokinggun--2020-12-04--Friday Photo Fun Match Game

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thesmokinggun--2020-12-07--Maskless Man Arrested After Coughing, Spitting On Best Buy's Geek Squad Counter

After being denied Geek Squad service at a Best Buy store due to his refusal to wear a mask , a Florida Man allegedly coughed and spit all over a store counter before spraying a beverage from his mouth as he departed the business , police charge .
Alton Ashby , 51 , was arrested for disorderly conduct following his outburst Saturday afternoon at a Best Buy store in Vero Beach .
Ashby , who lives in nearby Palm Bay , was freed from the Indian River county jail after posting $ 500 bond .
According to an arrest affidavit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Geek Squad counter , where a worker asked him to put on a mask .
When Ashby refused , the worker summoned her manager , who provided Ashby with a mask .
After putting the mask on , Ashby removed the face covering “ and started sneezing , ” the manager told police .
Upon being told that he would not be provided service , Ashby , a witness said , “ cough and spit all over Geek Squad counter then continued to walk around the connected department to do the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best Buy , a worker dialed 911 .
As Ashby walked to the front of the store , he was carrying a Coca-Cola “ which he sprayed everywhere as he was walking out.
” A Best Buy employee told police that customers left due to the incident and that workers had to sanitize multiple areas of the store .
When questioned by police , Ashby reportedly said that he was “ upset and is going through a lot this year and got carried away at the store.
” Ashby is scheduled for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Seen above , Ashby is a registered Republican , according to Florida voter records .

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After being denied Geek Squad service at a Best Buy store due to his refusal to wear a mask, a Florida Man allegedly coughed and spit all over a store counter before spraying a beverage from his mouth as he departed the business, police charge.
Alton Ashby, 51, was arrested for disorderly conduct following his outburst Saturday afternoon at a Best Buy store in Vero Beach. Ashby, who lives in nearby Palm Bay, was freed from the Indian River county jail after posting $500 bond.
According to an arrest affidavit, the maskless Ashby walked up to the Geek Squad counter, where a worker asked him to put on a mask. When Ashby refused, the worker summoned her manager, who provided Ashby with a mask.
After putting the mask on, Ashby removed the face covering “and started sneezing,” the manager told police. Upon being told that he would not be provided service, Ashby, a witness said, “cough and spit all over Geek Squad counter then continued to walk around the connected department to do the same thing.”
When Ashby would not leave Best Buy, a worker dialed 911. As Ashby walked to the front of the store, he was carrying a Coca-Cola “which he sprayed everywhere as he was walking out.” A Best Buy employee told police that customers left due to the incident and that workers had to sanitize multiple areas of the store.
When questioned by police, Ashby reportedly said that he was “upset and is going through a lot this year and got carried away at the store.”
Ashby is scheduled for a January 5 arraignment on the misdemeanor charge. Seen above, Ashby is a registered Republican, according to Florida voter records.


thesmokinggun--2020-12-07--More Beer Troubles For "Bud Light Mike"

More Beer Troubles For "Bud Light Mike"

DECEMBER 7 -- A convicted felon whose alias is listed as “ Bud Light Mike ” in police records was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing a case of America ’ s favorite beer , court records show .
According to Florida police , Michael Filipkowski swiped 24 cans of Bud Light from a Publix supermarket in Treasure Island .
Filipkowski , 51 , was subsequently arrested after being found in possession of 21 of the purloined cans .
Since Flilpkowski ’ s rap sheet includes multiple prior theft convictions , he was charged with a felony theft count .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in lieu of $ 2000 bond .
An arrest affidavit lists the New Jersey native ’ s alias as “ Bud Light Mike.
” Court records reveal how Filipkowski ( seen at right ) earned that handle .
In April , he was convicted of stealing a case of Bud Light from a Wawa convenience store in Clearwater .
He has twice been convicted of carrying an open container of Bud Light ( once on the beach , once at a bus stop ) .
He also has been convicted of stealing two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ store .
In 2016 , Filipkowski was convicted after he could not pay for a Bud Light ( and a shot of Captain Morgan rum ) at a hotel bar .
Filipkowski ’ s rap sheet also includes convictions for trespass ; drunk driving ; battery on a law enforcement officer ; disorderly conduct ; probation violation ; resisting arrest ; defrauding an innkeeper ; witness tampering ; auto theft ; cocaine possession ; aggravated battery ; leaving the scene of an accident ; careless driving ; disorderly intoxication ; and violating a @ @ @ @ @ @ @

DECEMBER 7--A convicted felon whose alias is listed as “Bud Light Mike” in police records was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing a case of America’s favorite beer, court records show.
According to Florida police, Michael Filipkowski swiped 24 cans of Bud Light from a Publix supermarket in Treasure Island. Filipkowski, 51, was subsequently arrested after being found in possession of 21 of the purloined cans.
Since Flilpkowski’s rap sheet includes multiple prior theft convictions, he was charged with a felony theft count. He is locked up in the county jail in lieu of $2000 bond.
An arrest affidavit lists the New Jersey native’s alias as “Bud Light Mike.” Court records reveal how Filipkowski (seen at right) earned that handle.
In April, he was convicted of stealing a case of Bud Light from a Wawa convenience store in Clearwater. He has twice been convicted of carrying an open container of Bud Light (once on the beach, once at a bus stop). He also has been convicted of stealing two 18-packs of Bud Light from a Speedway store. In 2016, Filipkowski was convicted after he could not pay for a Bud Light (and a shot of Captain Morgan rum) at a hotel bar.
Filipkowski’s rap sheet also includes convictions for trespass; drunk driving; battery on a law enforcement officer; disorderly conduct; probation violation; resisting arrest; defrauding an innkeeper; witness tampering; auto theft; cocaine possession; aggravated battery; leaving the scene of an accident; careless driving; disorderly intoxication; and violating a protective order. (1 page)


thesmokinggun--2020-12-09--Cops: Mall Santa Exposed Himself To Co-Worker

DECEMBER 9 -- A mall Santa is facing felony charges after allegedly exposing himself to a teenage co-worker , police allege .
According to cops , Prince Carter , 45 , was on a break from his Santa duties Monday evening at the Connecticut Post Mall when he hugged and grabbed the female victim in a break room , where Carter also allegedly exposed himself to the juvenile .
Responding to a 911 call about a “ possible sexual assault , ” Milford Police Department officers subsequently arrested Carter on risk of injury to a minor and sexual assault charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ booked into the county jail , from which he was later freed on $ 25,000 bond .
Carter has been barred from returning to the mall , which is Connecticut ’ s largest .
Carter lives about 13 miles from the mall in Bridgeport , a city about 20 miles from New Haven .
In late-November , the Connecticut Post Mall unveiled its “ Elf on the Shelf : Santa ’ s Magical Photo Adventure ” set , which “ is keeping you safe and delightfully distanced with a contactless Santa visit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ web site .
“ Children will still be able to talk with Santa from a safe distance to share their wish lists , or place a letter in Santa ’ s mailbox for him to read later.
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DECEMBER 9--A mall Santa is facing felony charges after allegedly exposing himself to a teenage co-worker, police allege.
According to cops, Prince Carter, 45, was on a break from his Santa duties Monday evening at the Connecticut Post Mall when he hugged and grabbed the female victim in a break room, where Carter also allegedly exposed himself to the juvenile.
Responding to a 911 call about a “possible sexual assault,” Milford Police Department officers subsequently arrested Carter on risk of injury to a minor and sexual assault charges.
Pictured at right, Carter was booked into the county jail, from which he was later freed on $25,000 bond.
Carter has been barred from returning to the mall, which is Connecticut’s largest. Carter lives about 13 miles from the mall in Bridgeport, a city about 20 miles from New Haven.
In late-November, the Connecticut Post Mall unveiled its “Elf on the Shelf: Santa’s Magical Photo Adventure” set, which “is keeping you safe and delightfully distanced with a contactless Santa visit,” according to the mall’s web site. “Children will still be able to talk with Santa from a safe distance to share their wish lists, or place a letter in Santa’s mailbox for him to read later.” (1 page)