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Related: About this forumSteven Brooks Arrested: Nevada Lawmaker Jailed For Threatening To Shoot Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Steven Brooks Arrested: Nevada Lawmaker Jailed For Threatening To Shoot Marilyn Kirkpatrick
And you thought Congress was dysfunctional.
A Nevada lawmaker was arrested on Saturday night for threatening to shoot a colleague, KNTV reported.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, State Assemblyman Steven Brooks was arrested with a loaded gun. He had threatened to shoot Speaker-elect Marilyn Kirkpatrick. He was apparently unhappy with his committee assignments.
He spent the night in custody, the Las Vegas-Review Journal reported.
Brooks is a Democratic assemblyman who represents North Las Vegas. He was first elected in 2010.
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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/20/steven-brooks-arrested-nevada_n_2516660.html
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Steven Brooks Arrested: Nevada Lawmaker Jailed For Threatening To Shoot Marilyn Kirkpatrick (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
OP
As a Nevadan I'm especially disappointed, but he deserves what he gets.
Systematic Chaos
Jan 2013
#3
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)1. I expect better than this from Democrats. This is
typical RW thuggery.
Systematic Chaos
(8,601 posts)3. As a Nevadan I'm especially disappointed, but he deserves what he gets.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)2. I hope he's sent away for many years. nt
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)4. Wow . . . just 'Wow'! - eom
Iggo
(47,552 posts)5. Lock him up. Take his guns.
R or D, a gun nut's a gun nut.