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West Virginia judge faces FBI probe 'for waving .45 Colt at lawyers in his courtroom during heated case over fossil fuel royalties that also saw him blast man for wearing 'sissy-*** purse'
Daily Mail UK ^
| July 15, 2022
| Ronny Reyes
Posted on 07/15/2022 10:06:55 AM PDT by Morgana
A West Virginia judge was accused of waving a Colt 45 handgun at lawyers in his courtroom during a case over fossil fuel royalties where he mocked the defense's security team for wearing a 'sissy-a** purse' and carrying smaller guns than him.
Attorney Lauren Varnado filed a report to the FBI against Circuit Court Judge David Hummel Jr., who oversaw sees cases in New Martinsville, after he allegedly pointed a gun at her and her team on March 12.
Varnado - who represented the EQT Production Company against landowners suing over the royalty payments from fossil fuels extraction on their land - claimed Hummel began mocking her for having a security team following her around, according to her sworn statement provided to DailyMail.com.
'Aren't me and my guns and security enough,' Hummel allegedly asked the lawyer as he took out his Colt 45 pistol and pointed it at her and her team. 'My guns are bigger than your security's guns!'
The judge, who Varnado and her team accused of having a conflict of interest in the case given his ties to gas companies acquired by EQT, also ridiculed the defense's security team, according to court records.
'I got this man here carrying a man purse, which I make fun of him every damn day for wearing such a sissy-a** contraption,' he allegedly said, referring to a bag one of the security members was holding.
'And I hear he has blood coagulant,' he reportedly added. 'I have blood coagulant up here too, and I've got lots of guns. Like, bigger ones too.'
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; davidhummel; guns; judgedavidhummel; judgedavidhummeljr; laurenvarnado; ronnyreyes; westvirginia
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To: curious7
Exactly how does the FBI have any authority in the judges courtroom during a trial? Asking for a friend. You should tell your friend to join Free Republic so they can ask their own questions.
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posted on
07/15/2022 10:48:47 AM PDT
by
ytrebil
To: Morgana
Plaintiff sounds like a crybaby girl. Betting the judge merely showed the gun and didn’t point it at her.
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posted on
07/15/2022 10:50:17 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: Morgana
[[Sissy ass purse LOL]]
at which point defendant pulled a hanky from his purse and dried his eyes-
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posted on
07/15/2022 10:59:58 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: Morgana
im definitely going to keep up with this story.
I like this judge- 😁😄
he calls them as he sees them..
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:02:56 AM PDT
by
thesligoduffyflynns
( When you are going through hell keep going)
To: rktman
From the way they are talking it was a 6-shooter. Only a little bit scary.
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:10:09 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
To: Delta 21
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:11:12 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: ytrebil
You should tell your friend to join Free Republic so they can ask their own questions. The friend was zotted for asking stupid questions.....
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:17:58 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Don't walk thru the watermelon patch)
To: Morgana
Life imitates art.
To: Morgana
Any man sporting a purse of any kind is by definition, a sissy ass.
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:30:37 AM PDT
by
bigbob
(z)
To: Morgana
She's the lawyer. But still, you gotta ask...guilty or not?
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:38:29 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Seruzawa
Yeah, where’s Tuco when you need him?
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posted on
07/15/2022 11:52:44 AM PDT
by
Bernard
(“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
To: moovova
She does have some assets. Two, to be specific.
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posted on
07/15/2022 12:01:44 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Seruzawa
“Two, to be specific.”
Vital...when pressing her case.
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posted on
07/15/2022 12:19:32 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Morgana
I think some of these judges drink…
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posted on
07/15/2022 12:27:56 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
(We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
To: moovova
Looks like the hexenbiest lawyer from Grimm.
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posted on
07/15/2022 1:37:46 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: Morgana
Well, welcome to “West by God Virginia” .... !!
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posted on
07/15/2022 1:52:02 PM PDT
by
S.O.S121.500
(Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW. )
To: kiryandil
Looks like the hexenbiest lawyer from Grimm. HA! She does.
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posted on
07/15/2022 2:52:15 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
To: rktman
Yes, thank you for getting to the crux of the matter.
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posted on
07/15/2022 5:11:06 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
("That was then, this is now." - S.E. Hinton, Tulsa, OK)
To: OKSooner
Are they sure it wasn’t a 44-40? That’ll confound them.
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posted on
07/15/2022 8:16:28 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: curious7
It would seem that this is more an issue for the states judicial review board.
CC
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posted on
07/16/2022 6:04:38 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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