Crimes by Republicans Resulting in Serious Injury
Displaying 22 Crimes
Sorted by When News Broke
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Ellen WinkGOP Elections Official
6/20/25Shot 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 -
Sheff GConservative Musician [R]
3/27/25Led a criminal gang responsible for numerous shooting deaths in Brooklyn and awarded money, jewelry and fine dining to game members for the crimes they committed
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Joseph RobertsActivist [R]
7/04/24Murdered 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 -
Tiffany AdamsCimarron County GOP Chair
4/17/24Kidnapped and murdered her ex-daughter-in-law and another woman and stuffed their bodies in a freezer with the help of three other members of an anti-government group over a custody dispute involving her grandchildren
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Kyle LewterCampaign Manager [R-AL]
3/10/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/07/24Punched 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 -
James MacDonaldFmr. Televangelist
10/25/23Physically assaulted 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 -
Steve AlembikActivist [R]Donated over $200k to Republican causes
10/17/23Shot 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 -
Dan KirbyFmr. State Representative
6/28/23Swerved 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 -
Steven PankeyGov. Candidate [R-ID]
10/31/22
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Tex McIverLawyer [R]
6/30/22Shot 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
5/06/22Murdered 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 -
11/19/21Shot 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]
10/09/20Shot 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 officials -
Jason RavnsborgFmr. Att. General [R-SD]Lauded by Trump
9/15/20Fatally struck a pedestrian and kept driving while dragging their body along for a period of time which police questioned how he could have missed since his victim's "face was [on his] windshield," their broken glasses somehow got into his car and their flashlight was later found still illuminating and investigators later determined he was browsing 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 -
Gregg TrudeMontana Right to Life Director
10/16/19Carelessly 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 -
Eddie GirdlerFmr. Mayor [R-KY]
8/11/19Ran 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 -
Tony DaneActivist [R]
7/12/18Killed a woman and seriously injured her three children and mother after running a stop sign in his uninsured food truck that he knew had faulty brakes and slamming into their car
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Bob GreenleeFmr. Mayor [R-CO]
3/23/18Crashed 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 ChartierFmr. County Treasurer
5/26/10Had 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 NunnFmr. State Representative
9/15/09Intentionally 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 -
Ian SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
4/28/07Killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and then admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crash
According to charging documents filed by local police
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