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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArrest warrant issued for Alabama Republican who celebrated KKK founder's birthday
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/arrest-warrant-issued-for-alabama-republican-who-celebrated-kkk-founders-birthday/Alabama GOP Rep. Will Dismukes, who recently made headlines when he appeared at a celebration for Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest, now has a warrant out for his arrest for felony theft from a business where he once worked, according to a report from the Alabama Political Reporter.
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey said Thursday that the charge is a Class B felony and applies when a person steals more than $2,500.
I will tell you that the alleged amount is a lot more than that, Bailey said.
Dismukes has until Thursday afternoon to turn himself in.
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Arrest warrant issued for Alabama Republican who celebrated KKK founder's birthday (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Aug 2020
OP
I am shocked---SHOCKED!---that a white supremacist bag o' pus would commit a crime! nt
Atticus
Aug 2020
#7
But...but...he's a Bappy minister but gave up his preachin' post when the KKK shit came out.
CurtEastPoint
Aug 2020
#11
NRaleighLiberal
(60,006 posts)1. only the best people
of course
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)2. First he ruined the klan party. Now this.
Hes giving the KKK a bad name.
panader0
(25,816 posts)3. Does he have a Democratic opponent in the race?
dmr
(28,344 posts)4. Boy, what a nice guy!
NOT!
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)5. Headline is misleading. Implies he was arrested for celebrating...
a birthday, not for stealing.
I don't think people should be arrested for celebrating the birthdays of unpopular -- even evil -- historical figures.
The Augustinian priests who ran my high school celebrated Martin Luther's birthday.
Nevilledog
(51,012 posts)6. Posted the title as it was published
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)12. The fault is not yours, N-Dog.
Thanks for clarifying.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)7. I am shocked---SHOCKED!---that a white supremacist bag o' pus would commit a crime! nt
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)8. Local Update
According to the local Gannett newspaper (potential paywall), he has turned himself in.
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/08/06/warrant-issued-will-dismukes-alleged-theft-local-business-montgomery-daryl-bailey/3311018001/
Nevilledog
(51,012 posts)9. TY!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)10. About this Repuke from Alabama....
From: https://ballotpedia.org/Will_Dismukes
Will Dismukes (Republican Party) is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 88. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 7, 2022.
Dismukes ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. He withdrew before the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Biography
Dismukes was born in Prattville, Alabama. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Faulkner University in 2013.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Dismukes was assigned to the following committees:
Agriculture and Forestry Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Education Policy Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Local Legislation Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Dismukes ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. He withdrew before the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Biography
Dismukes was born in Prattville, Alabama. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Faulkner University in 2013.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Dismukes was assigned to the following committees:
Agriculture and Forestry Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Education Policy Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Local Legislation Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
Dismukes is 30 years old. In the 2018 election, he defeated his Democratic opponent Cory Creel with 70% of the votes to Creel's ~30%.
KY
CurtEastPoint
(18,622 posts)11. But...but...he's a Bappy minister but gave up his preachin' post when the KKK shit came out.
Lying SOB
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)13. ...