Posted on 06/03/2019 6:21:45 PM PDT by Gamecock
A councilman of a South Carolina town was arrested Saturday after he assaulted a police officer who pulled over the politician’s wife following an altercation at a McDonald’s, the St. George Police Department said.
Just after 7 p.m., an officer stopped a car driven by the wife of St. George Town Councilman Ralph A Martino, police said in a news release. Police said a call had been issued to stop the vehicle after Martino’s wife was “involved in an altercation at McDonald’s” with an employee and drove away.
Martino was not in the car with his wife but soon arrived at the scene and began questioning the officer, who was waiting for information from another police officer questioning witnesses at the McDonald’s, according to the news release.
Frustrated by the delay, Martino approached the patrol car four times, aggressively knocking on the driver’s side window on his last trip, police said.
After being asked to back up by the exiting officer, Martino yelled, “Are you going to shoot me, mother------?” and shoved the officer in the chest, causing him to lose his balance as he tried to detain the councilman, according to the news release.
Police said Martino and the officer grappled before the councilman was arrested. Martino used his position as a town councilman to try and intimidate police officers, according to the news release.
Martino was taken to the Dorchester County Detention Center, where he was charged with third-degree assault and battery, police said.
He remained behind bars overnight until his bond was set on Sunday, St. George Police Chief Brett Camp said in an interview with The State.
Although his wife was not incarcerated, Camp said she was also issued a citation for third-degree assault and battery because of her actions at the McDonald’s.
While waiting for her food at the McDonald’s, the councilman’s wife got impatient after her order was given to a customer behind her in line, Camp said.
After having “words” with a female employee, Camp said Martino’s wife reached across the counter and pointed her index finger in the employee’s face before putting the finger on the worker’s nose and pushing her away.
At that point, the councilman’s wife left the McDonald’s, while the restaurant manager called 911.
Martino’s wife was also given a traffic citation for driving a car with tags that had been expired for about six months, Camp said.
One dude a few years back gave a waitress a hard time at CFA over their founder’s Christianity. Dude looked so bad dressing down a kid who was was serving customers that his employers fired him.
That woman throwing the banquet table is so strong. She just hurls it over onto those guys. And she is still holding her purse. Impressive.
Adam Mark Smith, 37, was publicly shamed after posting the video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee
The video from three years ago shows him expressing his disdain to Rachel Elizabeth for the fast-food chain’s anti-gay marriage stance
Was earning $200,000-a-year and had $1 million in stock options
He lost his job, his stock options and his family lost their house and had to give away their possessions before he was hired and fired again
Scumbag looks good in orange. May he stay in there and rot.
What these dopes don’t understand is that if they were polite and cooperative with the police officers, the whole matter would have been resolved with no charges and no tickets.
Martino? Is he Italian?
Out here in the inland PNW I don’t believe I have ever seen an altercation at Walmart, McDonalds, or any other fast food place, although I go to one or more of them every day.
Where would we be, if not for our victimization?
Great story. I remember the jerk.
Evidently he’s written a book about his woes.
Bless his black heart.
Never was in doubt after the second sentence...
I wish these Americans would use as much energy in opposition to the Democrat Plantation they have bribed to be on.
Italian-African American...a rare breed IMO.
Don't know about SC, but that's an expensive ticket down here in Texas...minimum $150 from what I've heard.
I am a seer, a predictor of the future and things unseen! I knew the instant I saw the headline that the perpetrator was NOT WHITE. Wow! I just amaze even me!
Well. Of course. Black Lives Matter.
Why was he fired the second time? If you know.
He got hired. Then they
found out who he was and fired him.
OK, fired twice for the same act of stupidity. LOL
I can’t believe he wrote a book whining about it.
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