McKinney faces arrest over security incident

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 03/31/06 | BOB KEMPER

[rhema]

Capitol Hill police are expected to seek an arrest warrant next week for Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, who was involved in a physical confrontation with a Capitol police officer Wednesday, police and legal authorities said Thursday.

Officially, the investigation of the incident, in which the DeKalb County Democrat allegedly struck a police officer who tried to stop her from going around a security checkpoint, is ongoing, said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for Capitol Hill police.

However, police have notified the federal prosecutor's office in Washington that they will be seeking an arrest warrant after the investigation is complete next week, said police and legal authorities, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation was not yet complete.

McKinney ignored a reporter's questions Thursday as she walked into the Capitol, before word of the planned arrest warrant. She could not be reached for comment later Thursday. . . .

[saganite]

Hope there are some TV cameras there for the arrest.

[shadeaud]

Nothing will come of this except the poor guard will be relocated to a parking lot foot patrol.

[mewzilla]

What's left to investigate? Or are they just hoping to talk the officer out of filing charges?

[maggief]

Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., center, walking down the steps of the House side of the U.S. Capitol after the last scheduled vote of the day Thursday, March 30, 2006 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

[rabidralph]

No, I think the Capitol Hill Police are pretty tight up and down the chain. Chief Gainer, if he's still there, backs his officers 100 percent.

[IamConservative]

She looks nuttier than a squirrel turd in that picture.

What this woman thinks can effect your life. Scary.

[Notwithstanding]

Act like a lady and there will be no problems.

I can't imagine Condoleeza reacting this way.

[kalee]

"Capitol Hill police are expected to seek an arrest warrant next week for Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia,"

Never put off until "next week" what you could do today.

[maggief]

Any wonder the Capitol Police didn't recognize her ...

Democratic Representative Cynthia McKinney is seen in Stone Mountain, Georgia in a 2004 file photo. U.S. Capitol police said they were investigating reports that McKinney hit a police officer after an incident at a metal detector in the House building on Wednesday. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)

[Echo Talon]

"faces" why is she still free? wonder if i could get away with
hitting a cop.

[airborne]

Don't be silly.

Democrat politicians don't have to be responsible for their actions.

[conservativeharleyguy]

He's not a guard (private security employee), he's a Capitol Police Officer (sworn law enforcement officer/public employee).

That's a significant difference in the severity of assault charges.

If you hit the "rent-a-cop" at the mall, for all practical purposes, he's just another citizen, and it's assault on him as such.

Assaulting a Police Officer in the commission of his duties is an entirely different matter.

That doesn't mean that they won't knuckle under to pressure from her and her minions to whitewash the whole thing.

I hope not. I hope they at follow through, but.....

[mewzilla]

Hilliary got away with running into one.

[Galtoid]

Isn't there some psychological theory about changing hairstyles and a person's stability? A correlation?
Remember Hillary's many hairdos during the first Clinton regime? I'm not smart enough to pursue this, but it seems that Cynthia may be having some sort of identity meltdown.

[Begin]

Fingers crossed.

[Echo Talon]

LOL!

[Coop]

Nothing will come of this except the poor guard will be relocated to a parking lot foot patrol.

I dunno. If that were the case, I think this story would have already gone away. Pass the popcorn!

[Darnright]

[Coop]

Looks like the lady to the far right of the photo already had an altercation with Ms. McKinney.