GOP Gov Candidate Laxalt Arrested As A Teen For Assaulting A Police Officer

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Source: NBC News

By AP, 1:17 pm PDT.

RENO, Nev. — Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt says he was a "reckless and foolish" teen when he was arrested for assaulting a police officer more than 20 years ago in Virginia. Records obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal from the city of Alexandria show the Nevada attorney general was taken into custody for underage drinking in 1996.

A 17-year-old Laxalt was drinking at a woman's house when officers were called, according to the report. After police entered the residence, Laxalt said he "reacted the wrong way" and tried to keep police from coming into the home. "Today, as a law enforcement officer, I understand they were just doing their jobs," he told the newspaper.

That and other alcohol-related incidents prompted him to get sober, he said. Laxalt is facing Democrat Steve Sisolak in one of the most competitive, closely-watched gubernatorial races in the country.

Nevada Democratic Party Chairman William McCurdy II demanded that Laxalt release his full bar application and full criminal record because of the newspaper report.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/gop-gov-candidate-laxalt-arrested-assaulting-police-officer-teen-n915561

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Nevada state Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt speaks at a news conference in Las Vegas on May 15, 2018.

[Freethinker65]

1. Too bad there was a record...otherwise he could have pulled a Kavanaugh

I actually commend him for taking responsibility and saying he learned from the experience.

[iluvtennis]

2. What's the defense - Boys will be boys...it's coming. nt

[displacedtexan]

4. Correct. "Youthful indiscretion" is for your 30s & 40s.

Politically correct language for wingnuts.

[hatrack]

6. Yes, who among us hasn't assaulted a cop as a teenager?

Oh, wait - I never did, nobody I ever knew did, no one in my family ever did . . .

[left-of-center2012]

3. "That and other alcohol-related incidents prompted him to get sober, he said"

Did he tell about it when he applied to become a lawyer?

[EarthFirst]

5. The pedigree of this surname all about guarantees his transgressions are overlooked...

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/who-is-adam-laxalt-107095

[Judi Lynn]

7. Great article, EarthFirst. Thank you! n/t

[JohnnyLib2]

10. Parts of the Laxalt family in Nevada are publicly opposing him.

I don't have reference at hand, but Reno Gazette Journal and others are covering this aspect.

[EarthFirst]

11. I was generally being facetious; however there are some deeply entrenched individuals behind...

the Laxalt name.

I’ll look around for that citation you mention.

[EarthFirst]

12. Appears to be two cousins; Kristin and Monique Laxalt:

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/adam-laxalt-family-endorsement-steve-sisolak/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&rm=1

[JohnnyLib2]

14. That's it, thanks.

My family members in Nevada have called him "the carpetbagger" for years.

[Judi Lynn]

8. The GOP must be so proud. They are breaking out all their best criminals just for us.

Only the best criminals as leaders for the GOP's U.S. of A.

[Yavin4]

9. White male privilege is like a super power in America

If he were African American, he would not have seen his 18th birthday.

[llmart]

13. I'm wondering why the cops were called to the house.

It doesn't really say. Very sketchy details here.