Initial Report From Gallatin County Sheriff Department on "body slam" Incident

Gun Watch ^ | 27 May, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Here is the initial report filed by Gallatin County Sheriff Department deputies, immediately after they responded to the Ben Jacob/Greg Gianforte incident. From gallatinmedia.org: 

At 5:08 pm this evening our Deputies responded to Discovery Drive for a reported assault. The text of the initial report to the 911 center follows:



-111.068258 +45.653654 21 CALLBK=PH 2 21 M
RP STATES HE WAS JUST ASSAULTED BY GREG GIANFORTE
STATES THAT GREG BODY SLAMMED HIM AND KNOCKED HIS ARM
Recommend Unit Command opened on event S1705240107
RP HAS A RECORDING OF THE INCIDENT ON HIS PHONE
STATES IT HAPPENED AT THE CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS BUT DOESNT KNOW THE ADDRESS
RP IS A REPORTER AND HE ASKED GREG ABOUT HIS HEALTHCARE PLAN AND HE “BODY SLAMMED HIM”
GREG IS STILL AT THE HEADQUARTERS
RP WOULD LIKE MEDICAL ATTENTION
RP IS SAFE NOW
ADDITIONAL AMR UNIT REQUESTED AT SCENE
ADDITIONAL AMR UNIT REQUESTED AT SCENE
Recommend Unit Command opened on event f201703380
** Case number R201700166 has been assigned for FIRE:HFD
** Case number A1705240007 has been assigned for EMS:AMR
** >>>> by: JAKE ALLMENDINGER on terminal: gc911eccop3v92
** >>>> by: JAKE ALLMENDINGER on terminal: gc911eccop3v92
C6-1 STAGED
QRU 6 & C6-2 STAGED
MEDICAL IS CLEAR
NWE ADV
Ending Transport Mileage: 3.4

 Notice what is not in the report? No indication of a neck grab. No indication of punching.  It is not clear what Ben Jacob means by a "body slam" but it appears, from his later description, that it means he went from vertical to horizontal.

From myfox8.com:

Jacobs told ABC’s “Good Morning America”: “It was a little bit sudden, but I went from being vertical one moment to being horizontal the next.”

Compare this to Alicia Acuna's description, that went viral shortly after the event. From foxnews.com:

At that point, Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter. As Gianforte moved on top of Jacobs, he began yelling something to the effect of, "I'm sick and tired of this!"

Notice the glaring inconsistencies between Acuna's version of events, and Jacobs' version of events. Alicia Acuna has already walked back the description of a "neck grab".  From lifezette.com:

"One of you guys said last night that he put his hands around his neck," Ingraham said. "Which, as somebody who's done a lot of taekwondo and self-defense, to me that seemed, that might not be exactly right."

"You know, and I'm the one who said that," Acuna replied. "I saw both his hands go up, not around his neck in a strangling type of way, but more just on each side of his neck, just grabbed him and I guess it could've been on his clothes, I don't know."

What exactly did happen? We do not know. It seems likely a minor incident was portrayed as something more serious in an attempt to influence the Montana election. That attempt failed.

Gianforte won with  with 51% of the vote. The Democrat candidate pulled in 44% of the vote, the Libertarian, 6%. Totals do not add up to 100% because of rounding.

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[marktwain]

What happened? Hard to say. Maybe the reporter came too close to the candidate, and was pushed away, falling to the floor.

It would be nice to have video.

[ManHunter]

I’m quite sure that the little pussy, who just happens to be a habitual troublemaker, has NEVER been body-slammed. If he had been a few times, maybe he’d have some manners.

[rdcbn]

In Montana, they see heavier physical contact in Thursday night Square Dance lessons.

With girls.

[be-baw]

If someone gets in your face, and doesn’t respond to your request to go away, it should be legal to kick his ass. No need for police.

[thorvaldr]

Ever watch soccer? Mr. Limey “journalist” sure does. Incidental contact and you fall on the ground screaming to try to draw a foul.

[Paladin2]

"RP IS SAFE NOW"

[thoughtomator]

There’s not a jury in Montana that would convict.

[elpadre]

I wonder why the liberal Guardian from Britain was covering a small state, out of the limelight election??

[pgkdan]

It appears that Alicia Acuna is damned liar.

[Mr. K]

It probably got him a few more votes.

“He kicked a reporters ass? Cool! I’m voting for him now” (I would)

[rwilson99]

Sounds like the unwelcomed visitor to the campaign office who had already been asked to leave was pushed away, along with his phone and took a dive in front of the witnesses.

Notice how his narrative shifts from ‘you broke my glasses’ to ‘you broke my glasses AND you just body slammed me.’

Better tread carefully... guardian reporter may have embellished a police report.

[reasonisfaith]

What a disgrace for the democrats.

Having to rely on fabrications, false reports and “setups” like this one.

[grania]

Thank God it happened in Montana. It’s a wake up call. Every candidate who supports President Trump should have an aide at his/her side at all times to stop anyone from initiating an incident against them.

[keat]

From the sound of the reporter, I doubt it’s the first time he’s had a man on top of him.

[MileHi]

I’ll never believe anything Alicia Acuna says again.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Any politician “body slamming” a reporter would get my vote.

[mazda77]

As soon as I saw her name, I wondered about the veracity. My view of her reports on Fuax have always had that liberal slant to it with lots of PC undertones of her analysis. Then we learn that the same guy reported on in the Fields/Lewendowski garbage was part of the campaign to bring down Corey. All staged.

[conservative98]

RP HAS A RECORDING OF THE INCIDENT ON HIS PHONE

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Let’s see it.

[Paladin2]

[Boogieman]