Republicans Stalking People Criminal Scandals

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Displaying 12 Crimes
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  • Jesse LawJesse LawClark County GOP Chair
       
    1/07/25
    Installed GPS tracking devices on his ex-fiancée's cell phone and on the undercarriage of her car to monitor her movements
    According to charging documents by local officials
  • James SchenkeJames SchenkeFmr. State Rep. Nominee
       
    11/04/24
    Illegally contacted a victim who had a protective order against him and was arrested by police after they determined he violated the order
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • David TruaxDavid TruaxMayor [R-NY]
       
    3/25/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • William PruittWilliam PruittFmr. Chief of Police
       
    12/09/22
    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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Brandon BeckhamBrandon BeckhamFmr. State Sen. Candidate
       
    3/10/22
    Forcibly pinned his date to the ground and tried to rip her clothing off while ignoring her demand that he let her go and then admitted that he had "gone too far" with her in a subsequent phone call
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Omar NavarroOmar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
       
    12/10/19
    Lurked outside his ex-girlfriends home late at night and texted her "b*tch, I came to see you" from a blocked number in violation of a five-year restraining order she received against him earlier in the year and was apprehended by police when they responded to her 911 call
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Jonathan ParkerJonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair
       
    12/09/19
    Repeatedly spied on his estranged wife from the bushes outside her apartment window while pleasuring himself which also violated a restraining order against him that she was granted
    He pleaded guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 27 days in jail and five years of probation
  • David MartinezDavid MartinezFmr. City Council Nominee
       
    5/11/19
    Posted nude images of his wife on the internet without her consent in retaliation for a restraining order she filed against him for domestic violence
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Nick MiccarelliNick MiccarelliFmr. State Representative
       
    3/09/18
    Brandished his gun and threatened to kill his then-girlfriend state rep Tarah Toohil and himself, threatened to kill them both by taking the car they were in up to 100 mph and crashing it and stalked her so incessantly that a judge granted her a restraining order
    Rep. Toohil [R] was granted a restraining order against Miccarelli
  • Omar NavarroOmar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
       
    10/19/17
    Attached an electronic tracking device on his ex-wife's car on Valentine's Day to monitor her movements
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • John ThompsonIowa GOP Board Member
       
    8/23/17
    Physically threatened his ex-fiancé after finding her by tracking her location on the "Find My iPhone" App installed on her phone which prompted a judge to issue a restraining order against him
    According to a report filed by local media
  • John CouchJohn CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate
       
    10/27/14
    Trailed and harassed Democratic state rep Karlee Macer at least six times and sent a number of threatening emails and calls to her personal cellphone over a six-month period including one time when he approached her at the tax services center he worked at to let her know he "knew everything" about her
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets