Posted on 02/25/2008 11:20:02 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
A Texas state Capitol employee who police said wanted to go in the building Friday before a rally by presidential candidate Barack Obama threw a bowl of egg salad at a U.S. Secret Service agent who denied her access, according to an arrest affidavit.
Tracy Firsching, 47, is charged with assault on a peace officer, a third-degree felony for which she faces up to 10 years in prison.
According to the affidavit, Firsching started to go around police barriers when she was stopped by Secret Service agent Brian Sanders, who told her that she could not go in the secured area without an escort.
The affidavit said Firsching told Sanders that, “You’re going to have to arrest me” and attempted to go past him. Sanders grabbed her by the arm to turn her around when she threw a plastic bowl of egg salad at him and struck him in the face with the bowl, the affidavit said.
According to the affidavit, Sanders received a scratch that was “red and visible from several feet away” during the incident.
There are dumb people everywhere. That lady, she tried to play a yoke, and lost. Bummer.
I do believe the poster’s tongue was planted firmly in cheek. :)
Sorry, I thought the sarcasm would be obvious enough without the tag.
Sorry. The batteries in my sarcasm detector died this morning. :-/
Psssst....I think Reagan79 was having a little fun...
The potential sentence would be somewhat stiffer, except that egg salad doesn’t become really deadly until it hits the digestive tract...
I don’t think the Secret Service agents get a preference as to who they are to protect and serve. If there were to be choosing by the Secret Service, from what I gather Hillary would be going it alone.
You should check the batteries in your beeber just to be safe.
One can never be too careful...
You're correct. The "harmless" disobedience is the beard for the more violent and dangerous actions.
Yup, and if she's convicted I guess the "yolk" will be on her instead of him.
Those oysters on your profile page look good. Nice! You ever have crawfish?
I guess he’s really going to have egg on his face this time around.
Lucky she didn’t get shot... stupid should hurt!
I live in NC so crawdads are a little tougher to come by here than say, Louisiana.
But I’ve had ‘em and I do love ‘em!
The oysters were from off Chincoteague Island, VA. They were just amazing.
Not to mention his dry-cleaning bill!
I'd say ten years is not nearly enough punishment.
But we sure did not see such a sentence give to a certain double minority type person who shoved a cell phone into the chest of LEO in Washington DC did we?
I wonder which of the minority cards kept her out of jail.
All that being said, people in government seem to be in a different class than the rest of us. I had a run in with a US Senator's security thug once when he tried to prevent me from entering a hotel elevator. I told the JBT that the Senator was just a public servant and pushed my way past him and took the elevator to my floor along with the JBT. He looked like a deer in the headlights that a peon like me would dare question the ruling class.
Yup, with a free taxi ride, a bucket of KFC, and a coupon for a car wash.
Get the pink bunny.
She was charged with assault, pepper, and salad dressing...
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