Posted on 08/09/2006 5:00:14 PM PDT by JennysCool
ALBUQUERQUE -- Right in the middle of today’s deadly carjacker pursuit, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department arrested two members of Albuquerque’s famous Unser racing family. Both Al Unser Sr. and Bobby Unser Sr. were booked into the Metro Detention Center this afternoon charged with failure to obey a police officer and resisting arrest.
Both walked out of the jail about 3:30 p.m.
The brothers, who have a combined seven checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500 and are huge names in the racing world, apparently thought their celebrity status meant they were above the law.
The police pursuit of a stolen car, complete with reported shotgun fire aimed at pursuing officers, ended about 11 a.m. when the suspect crashed into another car and then accidentally or deliberately shot himself to death with the sawed-off shotgun. That dramatic conclusion happened at an intersection close to some Unser family property.
While the incident was still unfolding, Bernalillo County sheriff's investigators allege Al Unser started going through a roadblock in an attempt to get to his property. Despite six or seven warnings to leave the area, he still refused to leave, saying it was his property--he owned it.
When the deputy told him he would be arrested, Unser allegedly said, “You can't take me to jail,” and began cussing at the officer.
Officers report he then jerked away and said, “Don't you know who I am? I'm Al Unser.”
A short time after he was arrested, Bobby Unser showed up. Deputies said he, too, refused to leave and resisted arrest.
Both were transported to holding cells at the Valley substation before being taken to jail.
“They simply told them numerous times to leave the area, and they simply refused to do so,” Erin Kinnard of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department said. “Were not talking about a situation where we're trying to catch a shoplifter.
“This was a serious and dangerous situation.”
KRQE News 13 was told Al Unser threatened the arresting officer, telling him he would get back at him some day.
People on the scene also said the deputies didn’t recognize Al Unser and didn’t care who he was, they just wanted the men to leave since shots were being fired in the area.
Contacted later, Al Unser Jr. declined a request for an interview. KRQE News 13 was unable to reach Bobby Unser.
But just for the record -- and in the interest of TRUTH, here are the EXACT words Travis said:
Before Spanish becomes lingo numero uno, there will be a bloody civil war that will make Bosnia and Kosovo look like nap time at the old folks home.
I agree and support that possibility.
A dirty civil war in a dozen major cities will be a horror show and a blood bath. We will all regret its coming. It should never have come to this.
When it's over, I hope that thousands of traitor Quislings, (who set us up for civil war out of their greed for illegal alien wages), are hung from trees.
You are going waaay overboard. Either back off, way off, or find yourself another forum to post on!
I feel that it is my duty to spread the alarm anywhere that I can, and yes, I am very bitter about the greedy businessmen who have set us on this course, out of their desire to maximize their short-term personal profits, even if it leads to a national disaster and tragedy on the scale of the first Civil War.
B/S. Buh bye, pal. Have fun antifreeping.
I meant to ping you to the above.
We should all let those words of his stand just as they are, rather than ascribe to them one characterization or another.
Link to Unser interview here.
http://www.kobtv.com/snapshotskob/html/27226.html
Great! Thank you!
FGS, are you next going to tell me "It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is?"
In my humble opinion it really depends on what you are attempting to hold together and for how long in addition to whether the joint will show in which case you can never go wrong with a hand chisel as long as your skill level is greater than the sum total of the sqare root of 3.
But, then again, I'm a Democrat so I get crazy sometimes.
Seem to be seeing many old timers around here...must be the full moon.
I like highjacking...call in the pool poopy.
That's some damn nice gear, but it's a bit much for cabinetry, wouldn't you say? ;OD
How's the weather up in the Hamptons, harrowup? Is it the full moonbat moon there? ;-)
4/4 stock in cabinetry and 6/4 stock in French doors.
Hey, good to see you two on my thread.
You never call or write anymore! :-)
We're working on an elevated deck with 6x6s - it's a peach for that, I can tell you.
Given your work in law, I would think you would have learned to be very distrustful of words. They're too easily melted.
I got a bad batch of carrier pigeons, don't tell me they couldn't find you either!
What! I expect you to do that work with hand chisels, just like on The Woodwright's Shop...
I wouldn't be caught dead in the Hamptons...but the fishing is great up here in Wisconsin.
4/4 stock in cabinetry and 6/4 stock in French doors.
I am impressed; now on with the highjack, please.
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