Posted on 08/29/2005 6:16:24 PM PDT by wagglebee
A driver for the Rev. Al Sharpton led Ellis County sheriff's deputies on a nine-mile chase at speeds up to 110 mph before state troopers stopped the car, authorities said.
The driver was rushing Sharpton to the airport after his visit with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Sunday at her camp outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford. The car carrying Sharpton and two other passengers was clocked doing 110 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 35 in Ellis County in North Texas, said Lt. Danny Williams.
The car ignored deputies' attempts to stop it and continued speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before it was stopped, Williams said.
Calls Monday to Sharpton's spokeswoman were not immediately returned. A spokesman for his attorney, Michael Hardy, referred inquiries to the spokeswoman.
Deputies arrested Jarrett Barton Maupin, 43, of Phoenix. Maupin told the officers he was hurrying to get Sharpton to the airport. Deputies impounded the rented 2005 Lincoln.
Williams said his officers offered Sharpton and the other, unidentified passengers a ride to a hotel across the highway, but they declined and walked there instead.
Maupin posted a total of $1,000 in bonds on charges of evading arrest with a vehicle and reckless driving.
The driver is an employee of Rev. Sharpton. He was obeying the requirements of his employer. A murder for hire finds the contractor and the contractee equally guilty. The good Rev. does not obey the laws when it is inconvenient.
Who does Sharpton think he is, Suge Knight? lol
I'm no lawyer, but I don't see the high-powered party, (Sharpton), being chauffered 'in a hurry' to the airport as having clean hands in this affair.
If the driver happened to be Sharpton's chauffer or employee, he could be considered an "agent" for Sharpton and if he were taking orders, that could make the good reverend an accessory. Personally, I hope this is the case.
I'm in Waxahachie Texas...County Seat for Ellis County!!!
I may have missed the driver being an employee and sharpton being his employer in the article. Where was that? If it's there, than you could be correct.
More about the driver:
http://www.newstalk1010.net/shows.php?sid=26
Funny, but not really news.
Agree, but that wasn't mentioned.
Most of these guys that travel, hire drivers and cars. It's cheaper, they don't have to keep a fleet of cars in each city, they don't pay the insurance etc. Cheaper and easier to hire a driver and car.
If it was a for hire driver, the driver was probably impressed with Sharptons celebrity etc, or a supporter of his and got himself arrested. I just doubt that Sharpton travels the country with his own personal driver, when he could just hire a sedan driver. Most airports and towns are loaded with them. Who knows, maybe sharpton told the driver he'd get a big time tip if he just ignored the LE.
The Reverend Al Sharpton addresses a standing room only crowd.
Nam Vet
(Sure sounds like a MSM headline ---- intro ---- etc)
Sadly, that is their usual misrepresented propaganda.
Looks like the driver was just a friend and supporter.
Re: Perhaps he was holding a gun to his head.
After spending the day with cindy shean . . wouldn't you ? LOL
After spending the day with Saint Cindy I would be holding the gun to my head!!!! But not Pimp Daddy Al...as long as the Check Clears the bank he's in the game.
He was in a hurry to get to New Orleans to take part in the looting.
That was damn funny roflmao...but probably true...
Guessin' now we were all wrong on that other thread. He was thinking he wanted to get the heck outta there!! lol...
Was resisting arrest one of the charges filed????
Yeah, but did the cops find the dope?
yeah, once they saw his fat ass in the back seat....
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