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Eugene

(66,445 posts)
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 05:13 PM Sep 2023

Armed man impersonating US marshal arrested at RFK Jr. event

Also: Anti-Vaxxer Held on $35K Bail After RFK Jr. Rally Arrest (Daily Beast)

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Source: The Hill

Armed man impersonating US marshal arrested at RFK Jr. event

BY NICK ROBERTSON - 09/16/23 10:39 AM ET

An armed man impersonating a U.S. marshal was arrested at a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. campaign event on Friday, the candidate said.

Kennedy said a man with two holstered weapons carrying a U.S. Marshals badge and federal ID approached him at a Los Angeles campaign event on Friday. The man claimed to be part of Kennedy’s security detail.

Kennedy said his security identified the man and apprehended him until Los Angeles Police arrived.

“I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors… spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight,” Kennedy posted on social media.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4207936-armed-man-impersonating-us-marshal-arrested-at-rfk-jr-event/

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Source: Daily Beast

Anti-Vaxxer Held on $35K Bail After RFK Jr. Rally Arrest

Police identified the man as 44-year-old Adrian Paul Aispuro, whose TikTok and Rumble accounts paint him as a Trump-loving conspiracy theorist.

William Bredderman
Senior Researcher
Updated Sep. 16, 2023 3:46PM EDT Published Sep. 16, 2023 2:41PM EDT

A Trump-loving internet conspiracy theorist is in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department custody after approaching a rally for his apparent spiritual compatriot, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while armed, The Daily Beast has learned.

L.A. authorities are holding a man on felony charges and $35,000 bail after arresting him at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre yesterday, where the disinfo superspreader Kennedy was holding a “Hispanic heritage” event.

On Twitter, Kennedy credited his private security team with intercepting the man—who he claimed was armed with ”loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines” and a U.S. Marshal’s badge—and holding him for police.

“He identified himself as a member of my security detail,” Kennedy wrote. “Team members moved to isolate and detain the man until the LAPS arrived to make the arrest.”

The LAPD identified the accused as 44-year-old Adrian Paul Aispuro. ...

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-vaxxer-adrian-paul-aispuro-held-on-dollar35k-bail-after-rfk-jr-rally-arrest

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Armed man impersonating US marshal arrested at RFK Jr. event (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2023 OP
Really no words. And in LA. It just becomes too much ALBliberal Sep 2023 #1
Who knows?? The suspect may have imagined himself as a self-appointed DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #12
Words have consequences. marble falls Sep 2023 #2
He's asking for it. Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #3
wow n/t leftstreet Sep 2023 #4
What country do you live in? NT Tickle Sep 2023 #5
You need to clarify your post it seems. Boomerproud Sep 2023 #6
I weep for America's future when someone posts this ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #8
You weep for an America rightfully led by the Democratic Party? Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #9
Not hard to stand out in a crowd of, what, 7 people? ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #7
What about Adrian's free speech? gratuitous Sep 2023 #10
Here's the imposter MagickMuffin Sep 2023 #11
YES, THANK GOD any violence was avoided!!! DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #13

ALBliberal

(3,122 posts)
1. Really no words. And in LA. It just becomes too much
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 05:20 PM
Sep 2023

when you mess with TRUMPERS. None of these politicians can predict the crazy that has been unleashed. Stay safe Dems!

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
12. Who knows?? The suspect may have imagined himself as a self-appointed
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 11:35 PM
Sep 2023

protector of RFK Jr., supporting his anti-vaxx views.... thus masquerading as a U.S. Marshall....


OR, perhaps he blamed RFK Jr. for "not going far enough" towards fascism...... again, who knows?

It is hard to know. We have entered crazy time....


What is sure enough to me is, Junior is a case where "the nut fell very far from the tree"...
(maybe it was carried far, far way by a squirrel)


Considering all that he lost during his formative years, the disappointing result is not that surprising...


Seeking Serenity

(3,240 posts)
3. He's asking for it.
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 06:38 PM
Sep 2023

He knew that when he decided to challenge the rightful and only leader of our party and leader of our country.

Seeking Serenity

(3,240 posts)
9. You weep for an America rightfully led by the Democratic Party?
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:16 PM
Sep 2023

We have the power. We cannot ever give it up, ever. The alternative is certain death

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
7. Not hard to stand out in a crowd of, what, 7 people?
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:05 PM
Sep 2023

Or that's how many should be there--and even that high of a number would be a sad indictment of America.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. What about Adrian's free speech?
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:38 PM
Sep 2023

So now it's a crime to go around strapped? "Everybody knows" that Adrian was just kidding around!

See how stupid that sounds, Trumpers?

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
13. YES, THANK GOD any violence was avoided!!!
Sat Sep 16, 2023, 11:43 PM
Sep 2023

Judging from all of his public statements and advocating crazy conspiracy theories,
he has no 'standing' to mirror the martyr status of his father !!


(in a country of 330+ million people, there could always be one who could seek fame by murdering RFK Jr. for no other reason than his name--- but I prefer to see Bobby Jr. defeated in the Democratic primaries by Fighting President Joe Biden!!! )



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