A number of readers have sent us the story of Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s run in with an inebriated sot, Preston Bluntson, on a plane from Milwaukee to Charlotte the other day. According to Fox News;
“This goof took the cabin over like it was his private jet. He was moving up and down the aisles, he was in different seats. He was intoxicated, cursing and swearing. It was very intimidating for a lot of the passengers and the flight crew on that plane and so I kept my eyes on him the entire time… I did [what] was instinctive in me; that was to protect and take action. And I just had to pick a spot, I didn’t want to have to be grappling with this guy for an hour,” [Clarke told Stuart Varney].
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“When I told him to sit down, he wouldn’t. So, then I shoved him face down into the seat, pinned him against the seat and put one arm behind his back, told him to stay there [and] not resist arrest. I told the flight attendant to radio for police at the gate, to have the police meet me there – they did. When they boarded, I asked the officer who came up to me, I said, ‘give me your handcuffs.’ She did, and then I handcuffed him, [and] turned him over. I didn’t worry about jurisdiction or that nonsense. I had to worry about protecting people,” he said.
Apparently, Buntson wasn’t impressed with Clarke’s political connections – he disparaged the officer’s politics, so he ended up eating an airplane seat. According to Law Newz, Bluntson told Clarke “You’re not one of us”, I guess meaning Clarke isn’t one of the assholes.
Bluntson was taken into custody by Charlotte Police and spent some time in the Mecklenburg County Jail before he was released on bail.
That dip shit should be facing federal charges for interfering with an airplane flight.
Amen, then a line of volunteers to stomp his worthless ass!!
at least at the airport where I work, if you act the fool on a plane, you wind up with local charges, as well as federal charges. one recent fool found out the hard way the feds don’t play, and was fined a little more than $100,000, and when he said he didn’t have that kind of money, they judge told him that was OK, they would put a lien on his house.
On behalf of Sheriff Clarke, I would like to thank all of the people who rendered assistance to the sheriff in subduing this clown. That would be–let me count them–NONE.
BTW, here’s a nice photo of the drunken fool.
http://charlotte.mugshot.press/idnumber.php?id=105725&offset=0
On his way to the BLM riots no doubt. That would explain the “You’re not one of us,” comment to the Sheriff.
It would also explain why the crew were letting him get away with his asshole act: they were afraid of being called racists and being involved in a racial incident.
Sheriff Clarke will likely get sued by this jerk. I hope he put some hurt on him like tightening those cuffs real tight.
What is clear is that Sheriff Clarke is “one of us”, people who don’t measure other people solely by the color of their skin.
That’s why flight attendants need body cams.
And pepper spray. The big size, for use on bears.
Pepper spray, in a spam-can in the sky? Seems like a bad idea.
Now a Bowie knife or Gladius might do the trick….
Another “pillar of the community”, “church-going man”.
Right…
Awwww! Sheriff Clarke is my hero. Whattaguy!!!
How come he was never on any of the planes I used to take? I-no-fly-no-more because of jackasses like Bumstead there.
Bravo Zulu, Sheriff Clarke !
Dear Young American Males,
Stop being douchebags, just stop. No one is impressed by how big you think your junk is. No one cares how “hard” you think you are. There are millions of people out there who have made their lives successful from worse beginnings than you and with less gubment assistance. Grow up and take responsibility for your own life and stop blaming everyone else.
Sincerely,
A Young American Male that grew up poor as dirt, and listened to rap music my whole life, yet somehow managed to not be a toolbag or criminal.
Joe Arpaio needs to watch his back! There’s a new “America’s Sheriff” in town!
Nah. There is a song for this..
Ebony and Ivory – together in perfect harmony…
Clark and Arpio 2020! Now -that- is a Law and Order ticket!
The little shit needs to learn that if you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. Act like a stupid punk and you get treated like one!
He went into Samuel L. Jackson mode:
“I have HAD it with these motherf***in’ drunks on these motherf***in’ planes!” 😀
Jerks On A Plane.
Way to go Sheriff. You are a great American, and anyone that doesn’t think so, isn’t!
Sheriff Clarke is a good man.
He should get a position in Trump’s administration in January.
Maybe DOJ or something…
How about FBI Director? The current one appears to have been corrupted by the Obama administration.
He prolly just didn’t want to shoot himself in the back of the head…….. twice.
“You’re not one of us” referred to the Sheriff not being a member of #Black Lies Murder insurrection.
“You’re not one of us”.
That is correct. Sheriff Clarke is definitely not one of “you”.
Here is a man I would trust to be around my wife, whether it was today or 45 years ago.
This man seems to say and do the right thing at all times.
Sheriff Clarke is a lawman in the true old-school sense of the word. Notice I don’t say “LEO” or any of the other currently-in-vogue terms; he’s a lawman. You don’t fuck with a lawman.
“Who’s the cat that won’t cop out
When there’s danger all about?
Shaft, right on”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I
It would be fitting if this waste of space were to be banned from ALL commercial flights until the end of time. I see a greyhound in your future, douchebag.
Bravo Zulu Sheriff David Clarke. You are a great example of law enforcement REALLY means. We need more men and women of your calibre and class.