Crimes by Republicans Resulting in Serious Injury

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  • Tiffany AdamsTiffany AdamsCimarron County GOP Chair
       
    4/17/24
    Kidnapped and murdered her ex-daughter-in-law and another woman with the help of three other members of an anti-government group over a custody dispute involving her grandchildren
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Kyle LewterKyle LewterCampaign Manager [R-AL]
       
    3/10/24
    Sexually tortured another man with an inanimate object and then murdered him with a hammer
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Daniel RodimerDaniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    3/07/24
    Punched and strangled his victim so severely it caused multiple brain bleeds resulting in his eventual death several days later
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • 10/17/23
    Shot his wife in her back and arm causing serious but not life-threatening injuries and then killed himself while sitting in their car outside a fast-food restaurant in a botched murder-suicide attempt
    According to police records first reported by The Miami Herald
  • Joseph RobertsJoseph RobertsActivist [R]
       
    9/29/23
    Murdered his fiancée, dismembered her body and stuffed her in a large plastic bag which he discarded near a bridge
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Dan KirbyDan KirbyFmr. State Representative
       
    6/28/23
    Swerved off the road and crashed his motorcycle killing his girlfriend who was riding with him while under the influence of alcohol and a cocktail of illicit and unprescribed pharmaceutical drugs including amphetamine, tramadol and oxycodone
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • James MacDonaldFmr. Harvest Bible Chapel Televangelist
       
    4/13/23
    Physically attacked a 59-year-old woman after striking her car in a parking lot in an unprovoked attack which caused serious enough injuries that she had to be hospitalized
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Steven PankeySteven PankeyGov. Candidate [R-ID]
       
    10/31/22
    Shot a 12-year-old girl in the head and then buried her body after kidnapping her from her home
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Tex McIverLawyer [R]
       
    6/30/22
    Shot his wife through the passenger seat of a car her close friend was driving shortly after he asked her for his .38 revolver from the center console claiming there was a danger that did not exist and suspiciously tried to get her friend to lie to police about it in a trial in which prosecutors described his life as ""spinning out of control" due to financial troubles that killing her would resolve
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Andrew WilhoiteFmr. City Council Nominee
       
    5/06/22
    Murdered his wife by forcefully striking her in the head with a flower pot and then dumped her in a nearby creek
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ellen WinkFmr. Political Person [R-CT]
       
    1/21/22
    Shot an unarmed tenant five times as he tried to flee from her resulting in his death and then lied to police and claimed self-defense which State's Attorney Michelle Manning refuted because video surveillance clearly showed her victim was aggressive towards her in "no way, shape, or form"
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Kyle RittenhouseKyle RittenhouseActivist [R]Twitter iconInstagram iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.9m
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    11/19/21
    Shot and killed an unarmed protester with an AR-15 rifle and then shot two more protesters -- killing one -- who acted presumably as "good guys" to stop him from shooting more people for which he was tried but found not guilty by self-defense due to various factors including presumably appearing as a very sympathetic defendant to the jury
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Amy JohnsonPolitical Person [R]
       
    10/09/20
    Shot an unarmed woman in the stomach after she went to her car and grabbed her gun following a verbal argument that hadn't even turned physical, causing the victim to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery mere weeks after being given a prime time speaking role at the 2020 Republican National Convention
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Jason RavnsborgJason RavnsborgFmr. Attorney General [R-SD]Lauded by Trump
    9/15/20
    Fatally struck a pedestrian dragging him for some undermined period of time in a way detectives described as "his face was in your windshield", his broken glasses were found in the car, a flashlight the victim was using was later found still on and investigators determined he was browsing news websites on his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deer
    According to a police report filed by local officials
  • Ian SmithIan SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    5/23/20
    Killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crash
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Eddie GirdlerFmr. Mayor [R-KY]
       
    8/11/19
    Ran a red light and struck a 15-year-old bicyclist with his car causing internal injuries so severe she later needed to be air lifted to a second hospital for special treatment and reportedly "sat for a few seconds and then left" the scene of the accident before police arrived
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Gregg TrudeMontana Right to Life Director
       
    12/17/18
    Carelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Bob GreenleeFmr. Mayor [R-CO]
       
    3/23/18
    Crashed head-on into a 70-year-old woman's car at 89 MPH resulting in her instant death and struck another car causing it to roll onto its side after dangerously attempting to pass the car in front of him on a two-lane highway
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • John ChartierJohn ChartierFmr. County Treasurer [R-NV]
       
    5/26/10
    Had his longtime friend murder his ex-wife and her father at their home out of a bitter custody dispute over their young son in which she planned to move out of the state away from him but unfortunately was too late
    According to a jury who found him guilty of murder
  • Steve NunnSteve NunnFmr. State Representative
       
    9/15/09
    Intentionally shot and killed his former fiancé months after she sought and received a protective restraining order against him
    According to charging documents filed by local officials