Wait 'til he gets his sister involved.
Posted on 08/29/2015 1:47:44 PM PDT by robowombat
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A retired four-star U.S. Army general was out on bond Tuesday after being taken to the Fayette County jail over the weekend for allegedly ordering Chinese food without paying for it .....
....... Fayetteville police Chief Scott Pitts said that after his order from the Royal Chef restaurant arrived at his home, Livsey tried to pay the driver with a debit card that was declined. When Livsey offered to pay with a check instead, the driver told him checks were not accepted by the restaurant and he would have to take the food back, the police chief said.
That is when Livsey allegedly grabbed the driver's throat and facial hair, pushed him and pinned him against a refrigerator in his kitchen. During the assault, police said, two people in the home took the food, placed it on a counter and began eating it.
Officers went to Livsey's home in the 200 block of Carriage Chase.
As officers tried to handcuff him, Livsey resisted, according to the police chief. The struggle created a small laceration on Livsey's arm. Fayette County EMS was called to the scene to treat the injury and police tried to handcuff Livsey again.
The police chief said Livsey tried "to punch one of the officers and kick another one all while making threatening and disparaging remarks."
The retired commander said there were several guests at his house at the time of the incident. He said he sent his assistant to the restaurant to pay for the food and give the driver a tip. Livsey also said Royal Chef wanted to drop the incident but the Fayetteville police made "a spectacle of it and a spectacle of me." ........
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Livsey is a native of Clarkston, Georgia. He is a 1952 graduate of North Georgia College. Years later he served as a trustee for the university foundation.[2] He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army. He has a Masters degree in Psychology from Vanderbilt University. His military schooling includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College where he graduated first in his class, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the Army War College.
Career
In 1953, Livsey served his first combat tour as platoon leader with the 3rd Infantry Division in South Korea. He commanded his first company with the 30th Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1954. From 1958 to 1961, he served in Germany as a company commander in the 2nd Armored Rifle Battalion, 36th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division. He served his second combat tour in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 with the 4th Infantry Division as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations), and as the Commander, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry of the 3rd Brigade Task Force.
In May 1971, Livsey took command of the 2nd Brigade 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson. He later returned to Fort Carson in 1974 to serve as the Assistant Division Commander (Support) and as the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) for the 4th ID (M) until June 1976. From July 1977 to May 1979, he was the Commanding General of the Infantry Center and Commandant of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
In May 1979, Livsey became the Commanding General of the 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe where he served until June 1981. He then assumed the position of Commanding General, VII Corps, USAREUR, and served there until July 1983. From July 1983 until April 1984 he served as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command as well as Commanding General of the Third United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Other notable assignments include, I Corps Chief of Staff in Korea, Executive to the Army Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C. and Southeast Asia, staff officer in the Office of Research and Development, and leadership instructor at West Point.
In May 1984, and until his retirement on June 30, 1987, Livsey served as Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command/Commander-in-Chief Combined Forces Command/ Commander, United States Forces, Korea/Commanding General Eighth United States Army.
Awards and decorations Livsey's awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Silver Star, Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Air Medals, Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Combat Infantryman Badge (2nd Award), Army Staff Identification Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.
Personal life In October 2008, a portion of Highway 314 in Fayetteville, Georgia was renamed as the "General Bill Livsey Highway" in Livsey's honor. Numerous active and retired military leaders, including Major General Jack Wheeler, were in attendance. Also in attendance was HeroBox, a non-profit organization that sends custom care packages to American soldiers.
On April 18, 2009, the drill field at the center of the University of North Georgia's campus was renamed the William J. "Lipp" Livsey Drill Field in Livsey's honor. A commemorative plaque bearing Livsey's likeness was added near the reviewing stand.[3]
On 15 August 2015, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting Ryan Irvin, a food delivery man for a local Chinese restaurant, and resisting arrest in Fayetteville, Georgia. Meanwhile, the restaurant wants to drop the incident entirely
As officers tried to handcuff him, Livsey resisted, according to the police chief. The struggle created a small laceration on Livsey's arm. Fayette County EMS was called to the scene to treat the injury and police tried to handcuff Livsey again.
The police chief said Livsey tried "to punch one of the officers and kick another one all while making threatening and disparaging remarks." In his interview with the AJC, the retired general spoke with emotion over what he called his mistreatment by authorities. "It's the first time in my life I'm ashamed to be an American," Livsey said. "They took me away without my shoes, glasses or medicine." He added, "I fought for this country so hard, and I've tried to do good all my life."
Livsey was a platoon leader in the Korean War and later commanded an infantry battalion in Vietnam before returning to South Korea to command U.S. forces there in the mid-1980s. He retired in 1987. He received many awards and decorations during his military career, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In October 2008, a portion of Highway 314 in Fayetteville was renamed the "General Bill Livsey Highway" in Livsey's honor. Livsey was taken to the Fayette County jail on charges of robbery, misdemeanor obstruction, theft of services, simple assault and terroristic threats.
Sounds like he forgot how to be an ordinary citizen.
He’s in his 80s and they still cuffed him?
Maybe next time he won’t stiff the delivery driver.
Aggression is a symptom of dementia. If he’s in his 80’s and this is a change in his normal behavior it should be looked into.
He has some deep seeded guilt issues.. My best guess. Served in Nam and Korea.
I was thinking also that forgetting to pay may have been due to his advanced years.
I definitely respect those who have served — and a four-star is a big deal. But a lot of government officials really think they can do anything at all: they’re just special.
A general is special. But maybe not quite as special as he may think.
What a entitlement minded little pr!ck!
When I said “Nuke the Chinese”
I meant
“Put the take-out in the microwave”.
It sounds to me like two forms of payment were declined. I've had perfectly good credit cards declined because the credit card company cranked their security up too tight and I was 100 miles away from my usual haunts without notifying them in advance. And, I can understand the check not being accepted.
Still, that's no excuse for grabbing the delivery guy by the throat and wolfing down the food.
Dementia is definitely a possibility given his age and prior assertive station.
Agree w you and BL, (Knowing nothing more than what's in the article) this sounds like an age thing. Compassion and understanding is called for, absent other "issues".
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That is what I meant when I said that he had forgotten how to be an ordinary citizen. You can't behave like that when you're an average schmoe.
I think he’s on the sauce again. I’ve seen a couple of real benders
He tried to pay by debit card, and it rejected. He tried to pay by check, and the driver said they don't take checks. There was no forgetting here.
Yup. Very honorable service record, but that does not entitle him to act like this. Bad lapse in judgement, perhaps due to his age & related factors.
He didn’t forget to pay; his debit card was declined and the restaurant doesn’t take checks.
That was dumb. If you have no way to pay the man, you need to let him take the food back.
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