Posted on 08/29/2015 1:47:44 PM PDT by robowombat
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A retired four-star U.S. Army general was out on bond Tuesday after being taken to the Fayette County jail over the weekend for allegedly ordering Chinese food without paying for it .....
....... Fayetteville police Chief Scott Pitts said that after his order from the Royal Chef restaurant arrived at his home, Livsey tried to pay the driver with a debit card that was declined. When Livsey offered to pay with a check instead, the driver told him checks were not accepted by the restaurant and he would have to take the food back, the police chief said.
That is when Livsey allegedly grabbed the driver's throat and facial hair, pushed him and pinned him against a refrigerator in his kitchen. During the assault, police said, two people in the home took the food, placed it on a counter and began eating it.
Officers went to Livsey's home in the 200 block of Carriage Chase.
As officers tried to handcuff him, Livsey resisted, according to the police chief. The struggle created a small laceration on Livsey's arm. Fayette County EMS was called to the scene to treat the injury and police tried to handcuff Livsey again.
The police chief said Livsey tried "to punch one of the officers and kick another one all while making threatening and disparaging remarks."
The retired commander said there were several guests at his house at the time of the incident. He said he sent his assistant to the restaurant to pay for the food and give the driver a tip. Livsey also said Royal Chef wanted to drop the incident but the Fayetteville police made "a spectacle of it and a spectacle of me." ........
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It got “physical” when the cops arrived.
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He should have just gone to the garage, gotten into his Sherman tank, and flattened the guy’s car.
And how does an INFANTRY officer get a Distinguished Flying Cross?
Well when I knew him (Tim) he was likeable but pretty goofy. We didn’t think that soldiers would even follow him to the bathroom! But Dad was a general and I guess that was even better than afirmative action through the years!
He’s a GO now. Commandant at Ft Leavenworth.
Good thing Livsey and his houseguests didn’t try this in Waco. They would all be full of lead from the SWAT team.
Well Surprise, Surprise,Surprise!
OMFG! "Da old guy's gonna beat me up!"
How physical can an 84 yr old get?
What I find odd is that there are a number of other people there, none of them have Cash or a Card? Come on it’s $80, pass the hat, it costs more to fill up your truck.
Now it’s ugly, expensive and embarassing...
Yes he misbehaved, but he is 84 and has up to now has been a good ex-service man. The matter should be dismissed and charges dropped. Old guys and gals deserve one free pass.
He offered two ways to pay, but the restaurant wants cash. He got frustrated and lost his temper. A mild anti-depressant gets me through the day, Before I had some anger outbreaks.
Correction- He was the One Star Deputy there for training in 2004. Long since gone. Probably retired now.
With a leap like that you should be in the Olympics. Okay, I’ll take your tip, there’s never been a retired officer with a drinking problem, nope, never. And guys weho resist arrest are always right if they have a DD214.
See what your bizzarro would looks like?
What a entitlement minded little pr!ck!
At 84 years old and given his military history, I'm willing to chalk it up to a possible onset of dementia.
Too bad YOU can't be so forgiving..........
Thanks for the ping. I’ll sleep better tonight knowing our LEOs are on the job keeping us safe from Chinese takeout terrorists.
LOL! Well, at least the captured Houston terrorist will get one of them “Texas expedited specials” - an express straight to the Gates of Hell.
Yeah I agree. Or even if he was in his 50's it would be a possibility.
From another, more accurate article:
“Bedgood [Livsey’s personal caregiver and driver] said he left to pay the food bill in person at the restaurant, and when he returned, police in force had Livsey in cuffs outside with individual police units stationed at several intersections in the neighborhood.”
Sounds like the police might have been doing the drinking. WTF is the “...individual police units stationed at several intersections in the neighborhood”?
Were they preparing for an armored assault by some of the retired general’s old units?
I’ll yield to your expertise. Is ‘Ryan Irvin’ a Sunni or a Shiite name?
You can take an expired debit card if you want. I've got a stack of expired cards in my dresser. Bring me over $80 worth of food, and I'll be happy to give you one.
It’s those damn Asians.... /s
Sounds like he was drunk?
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