Republican Criminal Abusive Behavior Scandals

Swerved into oncoming traffic while driving drunk and hit another car, fled the scene and was later found asleep in his car by police who reported he had noticeable signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and then failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC three times the legal limit of 0.25

Produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex

Physically grabbed a 14-year-old boy and threatened to rape him at a crowded high school volleyball tournament but the teen was able to escape his grasp and run to the authorities who used surveillance footage to identify and arrest him

Drove under the influence of alcohol after attending a political fundraiser at the home of Trump Senior Advisor Tony Sayegh and was arrested after he failed field sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer test

Called 911 to falsely accuse the mother of his friend of kidnapping her child without any evidence in order to help his friend and the father of the child to get custody and also plotted with the father and others to stalk the mother with the intention of kidnapping his own child from her but was arrested before he had a chance to enact his plan

Showed illicit photos and videos of a WWE employee he had a nonconsensual sexual relationship with to multiple people without her knowledge or consent

Recklessly drove 90mph on an interstate highway while under the influence of alcohol with a BAC nearly twice the legal limit and was found to be in possession of a firearm in violation of state law after police pulled him over

Choked a 20-year-old woman during sex without her consent so forcefully that the whites of her eyes turned red and she passed out and continued having sex with her while she was unconscious and then threatened to kill her when she awoke

Spewed homophobic and racist taunts against two police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of DUI, failed a field sobriety test, refused to take a breathalyzer and then told the officers that he planned to contact the state Attorney General and to lie that he was mistreated by them unless they let him go

Unbuttoned his pants and forced his victim to manually stimulate him while high on crystal meth at a local drug house after he unsuccessfully propositioned her for sex while also being married

Doused his girlfriend's cat with bleach and then beat the animal to death

Chemically burned his girlfriend's cat so viciously that its tail had to be amputated, threatened to "inflict chemical burns" on responding police officers and told one detective that he'd "make him pay" if he was arrested

Armed himself with a hatchet, tactical gear, knives, stun batons and pepper spray and then marched on the US Capitol where he used a megaphone to encourage the crowd to overpower the police and break into the building

Illegally entered the US Capitol along with other rioters and insurrectionists who were attempting to overturn the 2020 Presidential election results

Grabbed and struck a woman in her forehead with a 9mm pistol leaving blood running down her face, an inch-wide cut on her face and a handprint bruise on her forearm

Shared nude images of his ex-girlfriend to eight men using a fake Instagram account under her name so that he could creepily "catfish" them by pretending to be her and sharing intimate details of her life

Showed pictures of a female subordinate’s cleavage to other staff in his office without her knowledge or consent

Groomed and manipulated a 19-year-old girl who was 23 years younger than him into having a secret yearslong sexual relationship with him that she claimed included doing everything except sexual intercourse by first gaining her trust as her pastor where he would take her and her brother on seemingly innocuous outings to restaurants, bookstores and the park which eventually led to the point where she claimed he crossed the line and "kept crossing it more severely sexually” while also being married

Was caught with unprescribed pain killers, smokable marijuana and marijuana butter in his patrol car after the FBI requested that the Arkansas state police pull him over because they had just witnessed him exit a suspected drug house under their surveillance

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

Struck his son, choked his son's boyfriend and threatened them with a gun as they sat in a parked car outside his home

Consumed ketamine -- a drug leading researchers say can lead people to feeling "grandiose and like you have special powers" -- far more often than recommended which led close associates to worry that it contributed to erratic behavior he was exhibiting

Ran off the road and crashed into a school building while driving under the influence of alcohol and on a suspended license and refused to take a breathalyzer when police arrived while also being a member of her local county's Anti-Drug Task Force

Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested by police after getting pulled over and later had her diversion agreement extended by six months because she failed to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol evaluations

Threatened to “put a bullet” in the back of the head of a police officer who was dating his ex-wife after texting her a litany of belligerent messages threatening to take her to court over custody of their child

Groped two young women's breasts, crotches and other parts of their bodies without consent and continued to assault them even after they told him to stop after he cornered them inside his booth at an Arizona night club where an employee reported he had spent "like fifty grand" on drinks that night

Struck his wife in the head on two separate occasions, had a "history" of physically pinning her to the ground and once punched multiple holes in the wall during an argument

Strangled his wife's neck while their infant daughter slept next to her after he drank himself into a "fiery rage" on Mother's Day

Choked, pushed his partner down a flight of stairs and physically abused her multiple times throughout the course of their six-year relationship

Hysterically waved his loaded gun all around and also directly at his partner during a fit of rage and then she said he "laid his 300-pound self" on top of her and tried to "force" her to shoot him while she tried to escape his grasp

Groped and tried to kiss his male legislative intern while being driven home from an alcohol-fueled event at a local bar and then unsuccessfully tried to convince him to come up to his hotel room to have sex while also being married

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

Crashed into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol just before midnight and was arrested when police arrived and observed that he was drunk

Accosted WNBA star Brittney Griner at a Dallas airport and then shoved a WNBA security official who intervened to prevent him from reaching her

Fled the scene of a violent single-car crash that flattened three tires and heavily damaged his car because he was under the influence of alcohol, tried to hide his mangled truck behind a local store over three miles away from the scene of his crash and lied to police that he parked it there because he didn't want to leave an oil leak stain in the main parking lot

Passed out in his car in a parking lot after consuming crack cocaine laced with fentanyl and was later found to have two crack pipes and "white rock-like" substance in his possession when police arrived to check on him after a concerned citizen reported that it looked like he was choking and exhibiting signs of an overdose

Threatened to execute Rep. Eric Swalwell or send him to Guantanamo Bay in a threatening private message he sent the Congressman on Twitter

Coerced his staffer Noelle Dunphy into having sex with him multiple times and to participate in BDSM sex acts -- often after she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated -- and creepily told her that he thinks of her "as my daughter" while they were having sex

Demanded his staffer Noelle Dunphy to work "naked, in a bikini, or in short shorts with an American flag on them" that he purchased for her to wear when she was in the office and also when she worked from home remotely

Demanded his staffer Noelle Dunphy undress for him during almost all of their videoconferences during which he often pleasured himself under a bed sheet

Served so much alcohol to two underage legislative aides and a 21-year-old intern that one vomited and the other two were so dizzy that they had "split vision"

Drunkenly told police officers they had no idea “how bad you messed up" and claimed they "cannot detain" him because he was a state representative after getting arrested for ignoring repeated commands to leave a bar that had closed at 2am and could no longer have alcohol consumed on the premises

Illegally possessed two firearms despite being prohibited from handling or owning firearms due to a prior conviction for battery

Illegally acquired 211 guns and 25,390 rounds (1,555.8 pounds) of ammunition that he stashed throughout a property he shared with his wife and three young children by lying about his severe drug abuse problem on purchase forms

Physically assaulted his estranged wife resulting in charges and a restraining order against him, which he promptly violated by going to her home, injuring her and damaging her property

Had cocaine in his possession when police arrested him for an unrelated offense

Drove in a way that state police pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving resulting in his arrest after they determined he was under the influence

Was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and had a BAC more than twice the legal limit of 0.17 after submitting to a breathalyzer test

Coerced two young women in to allowing him to orally and digitally penetrate them, which they felt they had no other option than going along with due to his having had brandished a gun in their presence earlier in the night and the power dynamic of him being nearly twenty years older than them

Tailgated his teenage nephew's truck at distances as close as two feet throughout his brother's farm for over a mile and later sent him threatening voicemails and texts in retaliation for the teen reportedly giving him the middle finger

Threw his phone in a rage and struck his less than 14-year-old foster child in the leg resulting in a cut and bruise during an argument over not cleaning their room

Slammed his car into a Lexus stopped at a red light, failed a field sobriety test and had a BAC almost twice the legal limit shortly after he left an annual GOP brunch at a local country club

Swerved in and out of his lane at 2:30am while going nearly 20 mph over the speed limit and was found to have a BAC of over twice the legal limit after police pulled him over and then unsuccessfully tried to exploit his personal relationship with the arresting officer to get out of trouble, which is especially egregious as he was a former sheriff's deputy who served on his legislature's "Public Safety" committee

Attempted to flee from police on his motorcycle but wobbled and fell to the ground before he could get away, refused a field sobriety test, was found to be driving on a suspended license and had 10 grams of cocaine hidden in his shoes

Swerved in and out of his lane for an extended period of time around 1am and was arrested for refusing a breathalyzer after police observed him slurring his speech with a "strong odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath"

Instigated a fight with two innocent people he falsely accused of selling drugs and was charged with harassment after a police investigation determined he was at fault

Swerved in and out of her lane after 1:00am and soon after refused to take a breathalyzer and field sobriety tests after police reported smelling an "overwhelming alcoholic odor" along with her bloodshot eyes and then namedropped her politically affiliated boss and the local sheriff in an apparent attempt to get out of trouble

Threatened another mom at a local school board meeting who was later granted a restraining order prohibiting her from contacting her victim until a judge ruled otherwise

Slapped his much smaller wife twice after she slapped him first at a NYE party

Passed out with his head against his steering wheel after pulling over in a strip mall parking lot because he realized he was too drunk to drive and then failed a field sobriety test after police found him asleep in his car

Operated an international human trafficking & sex abuse ring in Romania that lured unsuspecting women into performing in adult videos without their consent under threat of violence if they attempted to flee

Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living community he managed by entering their apartments when they were not home and was caught in the act by police who had been tipped off by residents who reported their missing prescriptions to the authorities

Kicked a woman's dog so forcefully with his boot that the animal suffered a cut to its stomach

Indiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private property

Raped a 14-year-old girl twice at gunpoint after luring her into his truck, threatened to "blow her brains out" if she ever told anyone, conspired with friends who were former police officers to send a torrent of threatening messages to scare her from reporting it to the authorities and continued to stalk her even after being charged with raping her

Threatened to kill a woman he was romantically involved with by throwing her off a cliff or slitting her throat if she ever told anyone about their relationship

Violently threw a shoe at the mother of his children, struck her in the ponytail and threw her belongings out of the house during a fit of rage and then barricaded himself inside of his home and refused repeated police commands to exit so they could serve him a warrant

Was arrested for suspected DUI after calling 911 on herself thinking she was involved in a crash which police determined was not true

Choked and threw a punch at his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Parsa after she confronted him about a woman she suspected he was cheating on her with

Frequently called to “harass, annoy and terrify” the paster of a Baptist church, posted a number of social media threats against him and also made a number of salacious sexualized comments about the pastor's wife

Assaulted a police officer by grabbing and bending their hand backward while she was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest in which she refused police officer orders to exit her vehicle parked in the middle of the road and when asked if she wished to contact her attorney responded with “Blah Blah Blah”

Was found visibly drunk in the driver's seat of his vehicle with the engine running outside of a bar and was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test, but not before he unsuccessfully attempted to get out of trouble by falsely asserting that the state legislator was in a special session and he was therefore immune from prosecution

Shot a 12-year-old girl in the head and then buried her body after kidnapping her from her home

Smoked marijuana while driving drunk and was pulled over by police who observed a glass of wine in his cupholder and a half-drunk bottle of wine in the passenger seat along with nearly half an ounce of marijuana, repeatedly struggled to follow the officer's commands, failed a field sobriety test and refused a BAC test

Drunkenly grabbed a co-worker's breasts without her consent while they sat next to each other in a crowded movie theater while also being married at the time

Drove drunk on his military base in Okinawa, Japan after which his military rank was demoted, but publicly he blamed the demotion on a fight he had in his dormitory

Ran a stop sign and proceeded to drive erratically until police who observed him "stumble" out of a bar around 1:40am pulled him over, noticed an "overwhelming odor of alcohol" and conducted a field sobriety test which he failed spectacularly and then was found to have oxycodone that had not been prescribed to him and yet he also portrayed himself as a "tough on crime" candidate

Weaved in and out of his lane around 1:30am and then failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him over

Unsuccessfully tried to coax a 20-year-old female he illegally provided alcohol to into giving him sexual favors if she wanted to avoid an underage drinking ticket after he got caught with her in a bar and had to save face because he was a police officer

Threatened to plant illegal contraband in his 19-year-old lady friend's car if she ever told anyone about their sexual escapades that sometimes took place while he was on duty at police headquarters

Struck her ex-husband in the face in front of their children after she initiated a verbal argument with him

Ran a red light and slammed his pickup truck into a larger box truck at 3am causing a crash that dragged their vehicles for several hundred feet after which he failed a videotaped field sobriety test during which he was swaying, struggled to do a one-leg stand and was observed having a strong odor of alcohol by officers on scene

Put his face inches away from a woman's breasts and asked where she got them from before trying to unhook her bra strap during a meet and greet at a horror film convention

Was convicted of numerous criminal offenses ranging from drunk driving, giving alcohol to minors, possession of illegal drugs and carrying a concealed weapon while under the influence of drugs or alcohol over a period of four years

Was caught with 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1,000 milligrams of psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) stashed in his apartment following a police raid

Used his influence as a US Rep. to convince a judge to order the arrest and jailing of the husband of a woman he was having an extramarital affair with on bogus kidnapping charges so he could continue seeing her unabated

Threatened his church pastor with violence by telling him how "good" he was with his gun and warning that he wanted to put him "in a body bag" resulting in his arrest and expulsion from the church and having a restraining order filed against him

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

Called the local police department to warn that he "may shoot" police officers if they attempted to enter his home and arrest a wanted man he was harboring

Violated a restraining order by sending at least two campaign emails to a woman he was accused of sexually assaulting which addressed her by name and discussed his criminal case

Brutally assaulted his own brother-in-law with the help of his adult son so ruthlessly that he required emergency medical care and then pulled out his gun and threatened to harm a neighbor who tried to help his victim

Asked a female police officer if she would have sex with him and his wife during a time he worked as an officer in Georgia and used a state database to track her after she rebuffed him

Lost control of his truck and slammed into a tree and then refused a breathalyzer test after police noticed he had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and reported that he was "obviously impaired"

Spanked a child under his care in the bottom so hard that it caused bruising and admitted to police officers that he "would agree it was excessive"

Routinely choked his girlfriend unconscious during sex to the point of causing her to suffer convulsions even after she laid down clear ground rules stipulating what she was comfortable with and sometimes had anal sex with her while she was unconscious from his strangulation and unable to consent

Stayed at a stop sign for "an abnormal length of time" at 1:30am before driving into oncoming traffic and nearly crashing head-on into another vehicle and had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath and couldn't answer simple questions after getting pulled over

Mentally and emotionally abused his minor child by implying they will "burn in hell" and spitefully wished they will become ill any time they "see or touch something" they enjoyed over a series of texts and emails that resulted in his estranged wife being granted a restraining order against him

Threatened to release unspecified "false information" about a county sheriff and local police chief if they didn't grant him immunity in an unrelated case

Swerved so erratically that he forced another driver to take measures to avoid a collision, struggled on a field sobriety test after police pulled him over and was arrested after he refused to take a breathalyzer

Struck his three-year-old son in the face and also yanked him around by his hair