Senate candidate Steve Stockman threatens to put people in jail if they publish his mugshot

[Capt. Obvious]

The Texas conservative's underdog Senate campaign on Monday published a defiant statement, claiming that Stockman has "grounds to file criminal complaints" against any person or media organization that published his 1977 arrest record and mugshot.

"A Michigan official has removed documents from a state website that erroneously claimed U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman had been convicted of a crime in the 1970s," Stockman spokesperson Donny Ferguson wrote on the campaign's website. "Michigan's 43rd Judicial District Clerk stated Stockman was never convicted of any charge and the documents were supposed to have been destroyed in 1978. Another Michigan official has advised Stockman he has grounds to file criminal complaints against any person or media organization that published the documents."

Ferguson did not specify the name of the Michigan official who raised the prospect of criminal complaints, and did not reply to follow-up questions from TPM.

Stockman's mugshot has been bouncing around the internet for weeks. The Texas Tribune last month published the arrest records, which indicate that in 1977 Stockman was arrested and initially charged with felony possession of Valium. The Stockman campaign now says that a district court judge in Michigan ordered in 1978 the matter dismissed and expunged.

TPM

And just in case the hosts of these two photos go to jail..

[okaawhatever]

1. Capt. Obvious is going to jail, Capt. Obvious is going to jail..... nt

[Renew Deal]

2. Is this the mugshot of Steve Stockman?

[Capt. Obvious]

3. Yes. I like this one better

[Renew Deal]

4. Interesting. It resembles this one

[Capt. Obvious]

8. And this one

[Renew Deal]

9. lol

[Lochloosa]

12. We have a winner!

[jsr]

5. Dallas Morning News:

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/record-mug-shot-from-steve-stockmans-drug-arrest-that-he-now-denies.html/
Record, mug shot from Steve Stockman’s drug arrest that he now denies

[jmowreader]

6. I don't care about his lapses in judgment in 1977

I care about his idiocy now. He's in a three-horse race with Louie Gohmert and Ted Cruz for the coveted Dumbest Fuck in Texas Award, and that's a problem because they're national law obstructors.

[Mopar151]

10. I beleive that threats of arrest establish relevancy

And establish Mr. Stockman as a worthy competitor for the coveted prize. Dumbest Fuck in Texas, INDEED......

[dionysus]

7. damn, he looks like Neil when he was young...

[Lochloosa]

13. Looking at this I can see that

Oh wait...

[Berlum]

11. Republicons have some mighty peeculiar criminal class 'values'

[OilemFirchen]

14. I think it should be, at the very least, poor form...

to NOT post Steve Stockman's mug shot on the internet.

Accordingly, I've changed my sig line, so as to not offend.

[Capt. Obvious]

15. Well played

I was debating doing that.

Maybe we can get his picture going everywhere.

[Gothmog]

16. Juanita Jean took up the challenge

Juanita Jean did not back down in the face of Stockman's amusing threat http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/03/03/id-be-willing-to-do-it-but-now-im-scared/

Most of you know that Texas Congressfool Steve Stockman is running against Senator John Cornyn for the highly undistinguished honor of being the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas.

Cornyn’s people dug up an old mug shot of Stockman and started putting in all over town.



Stockman was arrested in 1977 for felony possession of valium. The case was dismissed and Stockman says the record was expunged.

I didn’t say anything about it because I know plenty folks who made some mistakes and then turned themselves around and have lived a distinguished and honorable life. I figured it would backfire on Cornyn.

But, noooooooo. Stockman couldn’t just explain and let it be. He had to threaten someone.

Stockman probably needs that valium now.

He’s gone batcrap crazy and is threatening to file criminal charges against anyone who posts his mug shot on the internet machine. You know, this one.



Oh yeah, batcrap crazy.

Michigan’s 43rd Judicial District Clerk stated Stockman was never convicted of any charge and the documents were supposed to have been destroyed in 1978. Another Michigan official has advised Stockman he has grounds to file criminal complaints against any person or media organization that published the documents.

Well, that does it. I will not publish his mugshot on my internet page. Not me. I kinda figure this picture isn’t worth actual criminal charges being filed against me.



So, you know, I will not post it.

Now, if I knew some lawyers, I might just start putting it in women’s restrooms all over Michigan. And by “it”, I mean this.



But, since I do not know any lawyers, at least not any who would go to Michigan for me, I will have to be content with just looking at other people’s internet page with this picture. You know, this one.



I’m sorry that Steve Stockman got in my face and issued a challenge to have me arrested in Michigan and I backed down. I know you’re disappointed in me. But, I just figure the picture isn’t worth going to jail over. You know, this one.

I love Juanita Jean

[Auntie Bush]

17. Too bad it doesn't get Tweeted and beat Ellen's selfie.