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yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 11:54 AM Oct 2016

Police arrest Minnesota Republican for attacking wife and stepson in pizza dispute.

Chances are very good that he is a Trump supporter.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/police-arrest-minnesota-republican-for-knocking-down-wife-and-choking-stepson-in-pizza-dispute/

A Minnesota Republican candidate for state legislature is facing felony assault charges after he shoved his wife to the ground and grabbed his stepson by the throat and choked him in an argument about pizza on Saturday.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that Bradly H. Gerten was arrested Saturday and went before a judge on Tuesday, at which time he was charged with “one count of domestic assault of strangulation, which is a felony, and one count of domestic assault, a misdemeanor.”

According to a complaint filed by the Dakota County attorney’s office, Gerten went into this kitchen of his house in Brownsville late Saturday evening and asked his stepson if there was any pizza left. The stepson told Gerten to find his own pizza, at which point Gerten struck the boy.

The boy’s mother tried to intervene, but Gerten reportedly knocked her to the floor and renewed his attack on his stepson, punching him and then gripping him by the throat. The boy told police that the choking went on for several seconds, that he was unable to breathe and felt as if he was losing consciousness.

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Police arrest Minnesota Republican for attacking wife and stepson in pizza dispute. (Original Post) yellowcanine Oct 2016 OP
Yeah Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2016 #1
Wonder if he will get elected anyway....n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #2
It's never about the pizza lame54 Oct 2016 #3
Pizza Dispute would be a good name for a band. FSogol Oct 2016 #4
I hear they're opening for the Trumpettes. Initech Oct 2016 #5
Dayyam! This PC stuff is getting so out-of-hand that nowadays struggle4progress Oct 2016 #6

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)
6. Dayyam! This PC stuff is getting so out-of-hand that nowadays
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 03:57 PM
Oct 2016

a guy can't even strangle a kid for eating pizza! What has become of our freedom fries?

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