Pawlenty Aide Held at Gunpoint in Iowa
The Des Moines Register is reporting that the Pawlenty aide admitted to having a few drinks with a friend at a bar in Des Moines. His story ranged from drinking with a friend and finding a cab to drinking and driving and finally to drinking and not driving. But police found a car parked down the street with Alabama plates on it. Foster is from Alabama.
The homeowners were awakened by their daughter, 15, who said the dog was barking and someone was trying to get in the house. While the wife called 9-1-1, the husband got his gun from the safe and approached Foster. Foster promptly threw up on the family's porch. The husband held Foster at gunpoint until the police arrived.
The aide is being charged with public intoxication and trespassing. Since he was in the yard and not in the car, police have not charged him yet with drinking and driving. But charges could still be coming. In Iowa, a policeman doesn't have to see you drive. Circumstantial evidence can be used to convict you. Blood-shot eyes, vomiting, disorientation and in this case the fact that his car was parked down the street could all lead to a criminal conviction of drinking while driving.
Foster apologized Wednesday and has been placed on a two-week unpaid suspension. Pawlenty has an exploratory committee in Iowa and has given some speeches. There is no comment yet from the Pawlenty campaign on this incident. But no campaign wants to start out with bad press, even if it is just a staffer.
No one was hurt in the incident and no shots were fired. The homeowners thought the "prowler" was coming into the house and the husband protected his family and home. Pro-gun owners say this worked just as it was supposed to. The gun protected and did no harm. New gun laws in Iowa make it legal for people with permits to carry their guns in full sight. The gun permits, issued by sheriffs, last for five years before renewal.
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Post a CommentOh, geez. Something will be made of that for sure.
Let's see if the entire Republican party is generalized by liberals as being a bunch of drunks because of this! That's how they usually handle this stuff. good report.