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Head of SC NAACP arrested after incident at dry cleaners
Herald Online ^ | July 17, 2013 | Rachael Myers Lowe

Posted on 07/17/2013 6:11:25 AM PDT by Gamecock

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The head of the SC NAACP, Lonnie Randolph, was arrested Friday night at a Five Points dry cleaners after a disagreement with employees.

According to the incident report, Columbia police were called to Tripp’s Fine Cleaner at 830 Harden Street around 7:15 p.m. Friday.

An employee told officers that Randolph, 63, refused to pay his bill, refused to leave the premises after being asked to do so several times and then began to act erratically.

Once Randolph was escorted out of the business by police officers, the employee told officers the manager wanted Randolph banned from the business, at which point Randolph reportedly became agitated and acted erratically. According to the incident report, he raised his voice and resisted officers’ attempts to move him to and into a patrol car. After a brief tussle, which included an officer kneeing Randolph in the stomach twice and slapping him on the chest once, Randolph was put in the patrol car.

Paramedics were called to the scene and took Randolph to Palmetto Health Richland, where he declined treatment.

Interim Police Chief Reuben Santiago, who was informed of developments, told officers to ticket Randolph and release him. City manager Teresa Wilson, also informed as the incident unfolded, responded to the scene.

Efforts to Reach Randolph and his attorney, Joe McCullough, late Tuesday were unsuccessful.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: arrest; arrested; cleaners; columbia; dry; lonnie; lonnierandolph; naacp; randolph
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1 posted on 07/17/2013 6:11:25 AM PDT by Gamecock
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To: Gamecock

Obviously did this for Trayvon.


2 posted on 07/17/2013 6:12:03 AM PDT by Gamecock (Member: NAACAC)
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To: Gamecock

Another victim of poor impulse control.


3 posted on 07/17/2013 6:13:20 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Obama being re-elected is the political equivalent of OJ being found not guilty.)
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To: Gamecock

No Dry Cleaning, No Peace!!!!!


4 posted on 07/17/2013 6:13:45 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Gamecock

Get Al Sharpton to go down there and energize the “community” to burn it down. Isn’t that what he did back in the day?


5 posted on 07/17/2013 6:14:19 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Larry Lucido; F15Eagle

The dry cleaner probably insisted on seeing a receipt.


6 posted on 07/17/2013 6:15:35 AM PDT by Gamecock (Member: NAACAC)
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To: Gamecock
The dry cleaner probably insisted on seeing a receipt.

How racist of them. /s

7 posted on 07/17/2013 6:16:08 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Gamecock

Receipts be old school.


8 posted on 07/17/2013 6:16:36 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: Gamecock

Didn’t think he had to pay for extra starch in his hoodie...


9 posted on 07/17/2013 6:16:55 AM PDT by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: Gamecock

Laundry be racist!


10 posted on 07/17/2013 6:20:46 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Gamecock

Feeling entitled. Payback for slavery which ended 150 years ago.


11 posted on 07/17/2013 6:21:25 AM PDT by I want the USA back (If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
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To: Gamecock

He said he thought he saw the dry cleaner wearing his coat at the movies. That’s what caused the argument. When he got the boat back he found a movie ticket stub in the pocket.


12 posted on 07/17/2013 6:23:19 AM PDT by Portcall24 (WAS WHERE3)
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To: Gamecock

They be “Martinizing” the brotha’s clothes.


13 posted on 07/17/2013 6:26:04 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Gamecock

What’s he doing in SC? I thought they were boycotting us.


14 posted on 07/17/2013 6:29:50 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: Gamecock

No tickie, no shirtie.


15 posted on 07/17/2013 6:30:05 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
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To: upchuck

Ping


16 posted on 07/17/2013 6:30:29 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: MrEdd

Oh that’s good.


17 posted on 07/17/2013 6:30:30 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
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To: MrEdd

ROFLMBO


18 posted on 07/17/2013 6:31:58 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: MrEdd

excellent!


19 posted on 07/17/2013 6:32:08 AM PDT by homegroan (Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option....)
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To: Gamecock
"...and resisted officers’ attempts to move him to and into a patrol car. After a brief tussle, which included an officer kneeing Randolph in the stomach twice and slapping him on the chest once, Randolph was put in the patrol car."

Isn't the above called "resisting arrest"? A crime in itself?

"Interim Police Chief Reuben Santiago, who was informed of developments, told officers to ticket Randolph and release him."

Blacks are now the privileged class. I, being a "creepy ass cracker" would have been booked on resisting arrest, and probably public disorderly conduct, and went to jail.

If there is no more to this story, another black got off with a ticket when he should have been brought up on charges. The political authorities are now obviously scared to confront blacks or they just don't care about their oaths and duty. And yet the black race baiters still complain about being targets.

As many say on the board, "This is not going to end well".

20 posted on 07/17/2013 6:32:49 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (An Oath is Forever)
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