Son of Congressman Womack arrested on 11 counts, including drugs, firearms charges

[backtoblue]

Last edited Tue Oct 2, 2018, 03:52 PM - Edit history (2)

Cross-posted from Arkansas Group. This matters.

BENTON COUNTY (KFSM) — The son of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R.-Ark., was arrested Wednesday on 11 charges, including several related to drugs and firearms.

James Phillip Womack, 31, is being held in the Benton County Detention Center. No bond has been set.

The younger Womack faces charges of possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with intent to deliver; possession of firearms by certain persons; simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms; two counts of possession of a controlled substance, schedule IV and V; two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a controlled substance, schedule VI; felony parole violation, unauthorized use of property to facilitate a crime and misdemeanor obstruction of governmental operations.

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Womack's challenger, Josh Mahony is behind and facing an uphill battle.

Why this matters:
In this rural district, meth is epidemic. Not only was his son a drug abuser himself, he was charged with distributing the very drug that has claimed so many lives and ruined families. So many reasons as to why this matters.

[idcdu]

1. Resign, Womack. Go take care of your kid. More important that representing the almighty dollar

[Power 2 the People]

2. Republican entitlement always trickles down to their spawns.

[OnDoutside]

3. Did he go to Yale ?

[marble falls]

4. No but as soon as he gets his sexual assault ticket punched he'll be a short listed ...

GOP candidate for SCOTUS.

[backtoblue]

6. And meanwhile....

FAYETTEVILLE -- A man who pleaded guilty last year to distributing methamphetamine was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 10 years in prison.
Jermaine James, 40, of Fayetteville, also was sentenced to five years of supervised release after his prison term, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas.
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration arrested James after an investigation in February 2017. Agents arranged a controlled buy of methamphetamine with James.
A grand jury indicted him in September 2017, and he pleaded guilty in November.
James was being held Friday at the Washington County Detention Center awaiting transfer to a federal facility.
NW News on 09/29/2018

http://m.nwaonline.com/news/2018/sep/29/fayetteville-man-sentenced-10-years-for/


Psst...this man isn't a "Fortunate Son"...

[backtoblue]

5. Nope, but he's got quite a rap sheet...

law.
In November 2012, he was arrested in connection with violating parole.
He pleaded guilty in November 2010 to conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, a felony. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with a boot camp recommendation -- a 105-day program. He was also arrested for violating parole in November 2011 and April 2012, according to previous newspaper reports.
Womack was being held in the county jail on Friday with no bond set.
He has a court date of Nov. 5.

Privilege much?

[brooklynite]

7. I believe the term you're looking for is: "rising, free-market entrepreneur..."

[backtoblue]

9. Yeppers. And see my post to marble falls above.

Black man, no political connections vs entitled senators son


I'm seething and I hope this gets the attention it deserves!

[Separation]

8. Damn those dirty Dems!!!

I just dont know how they are able to manipulate it so a Congresswoman's darling son, get arrested on the fantasy charges. FREE WOMACK! FREE WOMACK!

[gratuitous]

10. And this is why you contest every last seat in Congress

I can't imagine this is going to make Congressman Womack more popular, even in Arkansas. Mahony may be behind, but five weeks of Womack-related bad news isn't likely to increase Womack's lead.

[madinmaryland]

11. The son is NOT a public figure, so I will not comment (regardless of the part his father is

a member of). People make mistakes, and hopefully he gets the help he obviously needs. Now if it was Don Jr, Ivanca, or Jared, that would be a completely different situation.

We also have a hugh drug epidemic here in SW Ohio. The war on drugs is clearly failing and we need to find a way to move past it and get people the help they need so they can become productive members of society.