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Armed man arrested at RFK Jr campaign event in Los Angeles
ABC News ^ | September 16, 2023 | Nicholas Kerr, Abigail Cruz, Amanda M. Morris, and Jon Haworth

Posted on 09/16/2023 4:50:09 AM PDT by Reno89519

An armed man accused of impersonating a U.S. Marshal was taken into custody at a Robert Kennedy Jr. campaign event in Los Angeles, California, Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A spokesperson from the LAPD said in a statement to ABC News that a radio call was generated around 4:30 p.m. PT reporting a man with “a loaded gun in a shoulder holster and a badge stating he was a U.S. Marshal.” LAPD officers arrived shortly after and arrested the man. The FBI was also present at the scene.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Kennedy said that members of his private security detail from Gavin de Becker and Associates "spotted and detained an armed man" who attempted to approach him during a campaign speech on Hispanic Heritage Month at the Wilshire Ebell Theater.

LAPD radio traffic on Broadcastify identified the suspect as a Hispanic male with tattoos on his arms, neck and hands.

“The suspect never brandished the gun or threatened anyone. He was taken to Wilshire Station where there was talk of [the] FBI possibly handling,” said the LAPD.

It was later decided that the LAPD would remain the lead agency on the case and that the suspect would “probably be booked on a gun charge,” according to the station’s Watch Commander.

Further booking information on the suspect was not readily available.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; california; democratparty; fbi; kennedy; losangeles; marshal; nra; rfkjr; robertfkennedyjr; secondamendment; secretservice
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Okay, so an armed hispanic adult male impersonating a federal marshal shows up at a Kennedy Jr campaign event...

So, what is going on? I figured Kennedy wanted Secret Service protection out of family fear and it makes him seem more relevant as a wanna be candidate. But what happened here? An armed man is no big deal, I go everywhere I can armed. But here was an armed "Hispanic male with tattoos on his arms, neck and hands" impersonating a federal officer. And the current conclusion, "the suspect would “probably be booked on a gun charge".

So what bucket to they put this Hispanic adult male in? MAGA? Illegal alien? Democrat? Gang member? Stupid?

1 posted on 09/16/2023 4:50:09 AM PDT by Reno89519
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the suspect would “probably be booked on a gun charge".

One would think the impersonation of a federal officer would be a slam dunk charge. Also weird that the suspect is not identified.

2 posted on 09/16/2023 4:56:48 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Reno89519; Sirius Lee

Sounds like maybe a cartel member? And yeah, impersonating a Fed should be a given here, one would think…


3 posted on 09/16/2023 5:02:06 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Reno89519

It appears Elon Musk’s recently purchased social media platform has a “new” new name...

“X, formerly known as Twitter”


4 posted on 09/16/2023 5:05:40 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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Is he secretly a Prince fan?


5 posted on 09/16/2023 5:07:15 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected. No Baggage, No Drama.)
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Kennedy could make this next election quite interesting. Not that interesting elections are a good thing. (Same goes for the uninteresting ones.)
I hope he is not the nominee of his party. However, he might pry open a few minds on the left, along with peeling off a few votes.


6 posted on 09/16/2023 5:12:02 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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The tattoos are certainly distinctive and appear to make it look gang related.


7 posted on 09/16/2023 5:26:44 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: Reno89519

Which agency does he work for?


8 posted on 09/16/2023 5:42:53 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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So what bucket to they put this Hispanic adult male in? MAGA? Illegal alien? Democrat? Gang member? Stupid?

I'm gonna guess 'FBI informant' or 'known to the FBI'.

Most likely they drove him to the event which is why they were in the vicinity when he got arrested.

9 posted on 09/16/2023 5:49:33 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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Interesting that Becker is one of two main funders of an RFK super PAC:

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/02/rfk-jrs-biggest-backer-is-a-megadonor-spent-20-million-boosting-trump-fec-filings/

Also, his reported political funding for the 2020 cycle was to Act Blue and Andrew Yang:

https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/gavin-de-becker.asp?cycle=20

(Side note: that top source also reports that Tim Mellon, an 81yo WY billionaire is strong on illegal immigration and actually funded Abbott for the promise of putting those barriers up. Of course, that would explain why Abbott would do so but in a manner that reportedly made them utterly useless.)


10 posted on 09/16/2023 5:50:54 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Maybe it was just another FBI-inspired “plot”


11 posted on 09/16/2023 5:52:01 AM PDT by euram (allALL)
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To: moovova

As read...


12 posted on 09/16/2023 5:52:10 AM PDT by sauropod (I will stand for truth even if I stand alone.)
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To: telescope115

Well for the cartels the financial incentive to keep the uniparty in power is there.

I have the feeling something bad is gonna happen soon, and it ain’t gonna happen to a uniparty candidate.


13 posted on 09/16/2023 5:54:16 AM PDT by skeeter
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Bob was supposed to be at a Trump Rally. The travel office at the DOJ got itineraries mixed up, what with the ten thousand or so “influencers” they have to coordinate with for travel and expenses. It isn’t even their busy season of rioting, chaos, and arson, yet?


14 posted on 09/16/2023 6:23:03 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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The man had tattoos on the neck and arms. Nothing wrong with tattoos but wonder if he is not an illegal border jumper and part of a gang. Perhaps.


15 posted on 09/16/2023 6:48:16 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: Buttons12

He is there to peal votes from trump as an independent.


16 posted on 09/16/2023 7:04:48 AM PDT by willyd
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To: Buttons12

The only reason RFK Jr isn’t leading in the polls is that not enough people know that he is running. They can’t keep it secret forever.


17 posted on 09/16/2023 7:22:14 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: Reno89519

I’m chortling because I said when Trump first got elected he should ditch the SS and 911 Gavin DeBecker. 😉


18 posted on 09/16/2023 7:32:04 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Didn't Biden deny Kennedy Secret Service protection?
19 posted on 09/16/2023 8:47:46 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Arise and shine,and give God the glory!-A trail cook's morning call.)
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Mark R. Levin
@marklevinshow
Here we have an armed man arrested at a RFK Jr. event — that is, a potentially horrific situation involving the son of the assassinated Sen. Robert Kennedy — and the Biden regime REFUSES to provide RFK Jr. with secret service protection! How dare RFK Jr. challenge the Biden regime and the Democrat Party establishment! And what is their excuse? They provide none! And the vast majority of the Democrat Party media don’t give a damn. Don’t talk to me about MAGA violence when we see this, massive crime in the streets, murder rates skyrocketing, months of deadly riots by the Democrat Party militia, Democrat prosecutors refusing to prosecute, Democrat judges refusing to incarcerate, and on and on. And recall how these reprobates downplayed the would-be assassin he traveled across the country intending to take our Justice Kavanaugh. The party of hate, mayhem and violence is and always has been the Democrat Party. https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/16/robert-f-kennedy-rfk-police-arrest-armed-man-badge/70876655007/
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20 posted on 09/16/2023 11:08:15 AM PDT by conservative98
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