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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:18 PM Dec 2017

Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, arrested on domestic violence charges

Source: L.A. Times

Track Palin, the oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was arrested Saturday in Alaska on charges of domestic violence. It marks the second time he’s been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in two years.

The charges seem to stem from an incident in his family’s hometown of Wasilla, though further details about what happened were not immediately available.

Palin, 28, was arraigned Sunday morning on three counts: felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief for causing up to $500 in property damage, according to online court records. Each of the charges was related to domestic violence.

The felony burglary charge indicates Palin is accused of hurting or attempting to hurt someone while committing burglary.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-track-palin-20171217-story.html



This ought to be good for an invitation to the Whites House and the Republication nomination for Senator.
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Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, arrested on domestic violence charges (Original Post) Julian Englis Dec 2017 OP
Again? shenmue Dec 2017 #1
Yep....Again.... LovingA2andMI Dec 2017 #50
Such a trashy family PatSeg Dec 2017 #2
Looks like the rotten apple didn't fall too far from the tree. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #3
It's PTSD - from getting shot at while dodging bombs and bullets in Iraq dalton99a Dec 2017 #4
His governor mommy pulled some strings to have him stay at HQ the whole time. Crowman2009 Dec 2017 #6
She still blames his fake PTSD on Obama. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #41
He was f***ed in the head before he enlisted. Crowman2009 Jan 2018 #67
how is that domestic violence? getagrip_already Dec 2017 #5
If his wife had a restraining order against him... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #8
She did. janx Dec 2017 #19
The article was kind of vague on the facts about the whole event rpannier Dec 2017 #30
Good question. rpannier Dec 2017 #11
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #42
It could be an ex or someone he had a relationship with. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #13
He has a history of problems with the law dawg day Dec 2017 #21
Pretty sure he wasnt just breaking into a random persons house jberryhill Dec 2017 #26
With a Palin, you never know rpannier Dec 2017 #31
And Obama is no longer president for her to blame rpannier Dec 2017 #7
No Sarah will blame him anyway. edbermac Dec 2017 #27
President Hillary Clinton? rpannier Dec 2017 #29
Just the fact that was a "chance" Hillary could be President caused his PTSD maxrandb Dec 2017 #45
Maybe the sound of someone using his goofy first name and giggling finally pushed him over the... marble falls Dec 2017 #9
I'd be curious what his middle name is? Mark maybe rpannier Dec 2017 #32
His full name is Track Cj Palin. PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #36
I think Track Mark(s) is more fitting rpannier Dec 2017 #38
Shoulda named him "Skid" then.... nt PassingFair Dec 2017 #54
His siblings forgotmylogin Dec 2017 #58
Track Palin, son of Sarah Palin, arrested on domestic violence charges in Alaska Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #10
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #12
That poor family. Turbineguy Dec 2017 #14
I recall Sarah Palin saying he was a military hero left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #15
you misspelled ZERO RainCaster Dec 2017 #24
IF he suffers from PTSD Scarsdale Dec 2017 #43
He spent his time behind the lines, driving around bigwigs, but... More_Cowbell Dec 2017 #16
I'd say Track is on track for a Trump team appointment FM123 Dec 2017 #17
domestic violence take his guns away. IcyPeas Dec 2017 #18
Sarah Palins son Track arrested for assault and burglary: report Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #20
I know it's a long time ago, but she was in Trump's campaign dawg day Dec 2017 #22
That snowmobile "accident" Scarsdale Dec 2017 #44
Wow. republican family values have gone so far south Achilleaze Dec 2017 #57
Where do you get your stuff from? Kaleva Dec 2017 #64
I've wondered about that, too moose65 Dec 2017 #46
That is kwalter66 Dec 2017 #62
You know what they say.... Orange Free State Dec 2017 #48
Wasn't she going to justgamma Dec 2017 #56
Apple. Meet Tree. ffr Dec 2017 #23
What a family nt doc03 Dec 2017 #25
Class B Felony charge of first-degree burglary, one charge of assault in the fourth degree and... More_Cowbell Dec 2017 #28
Bunch of goddam liberal cops setting her up again! Using her family to get to her. Deep State terror Midnight Writer Dec 2017 #33
time for him to take a step back and get his life together Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #34
Sparkle Moose family strikes again! nt longship Dec 2017 #35
In Ohio I think that means you lose your guns. JohnnyRingo Dec 2017 #37
another values-preaching wingnut's son turns out to be a criminal estefanyo Dec 2017 #39
Republican family values at work. How I wish McCain didnt livetohike Dec 2017 #40
Anybody surprised by this? I'm sure as hell not. (nt) Paladin Dec 2017 #47
Is this really newsworthy though? Shipwack Dec 2017 #49
They are sort of like the Al Bundy family nt doc03 Dec 2017 #51
The nut rarely falls far from the tree. Throck Dec 2017 #52
Arrested for having a meaningless noun or verb as a first name.... sofa king Dec 2017 #53
From one of our FRiends: "what about all the days he DIDN'T assault someone?" brooklynite Dec 2017 #55
All the juicy details..... brooklynite Dec 2017 #59
Palin's son charged after allegedly beating his father Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #60
I literally saw him do violence during a Golden Days Parade. raven mad Dec 2017 #61
No assault charges, either, for slugging the man, shoving down the woman. Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #66
Sorry NRA, a citizen with a gun couldn't protect himself here. Julian Englis Dec 2017 #63
Obama's fault. Dr_Pretorius Dec 2017 #65
He will kill someone before this is over Egnever Jan 2018 #68

Crowman2009

(2,499 posts)
6. His governor mommy pulled some strings to have him stay at HQ the whole time.
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:50 PM
Dec 2017

Last edited Wed Jan 3, 2018, 07:04 AM - Edit history (1)

getagrip_already

(14,864 posts)
5. how is that domestic violence?
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:41 PM
Dec 2017

Unless it was his own house (or a family mermbers) he broke into, and the assault was against a family member, it wouldn't be a domestic case.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
8. If his wife had a restraining order against him...
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:58 PM
Dec 2017

which is entirely possible with that idiot, and broke into the house, injuring her or some other family member in the process. Without any more details that would be my best guess.

janx

(24,128 posts)
19. She did.
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:06 AM
Dec 2017
Palin was also arrested in 2016 on domestic violence-related charges. He was suspected of punching his girlfriend, who then became concerned that Palin was going to shoot himself with a rifle, according to court records.

He took a plea deal that resulted in some of the charges being dismissed, and he pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. His girlfriend later filed for custody of their child, and in January she requested a protective order against Palin.

rpannier

(24,340 posts)
30. The article was kind of vague on the facts about the whole event
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:27 AM
Dec 2017

Maybe I missed that it was his former girl friend.

rpannier

(24,340 posts)
11. Good question.
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:11 AM
Dec 2017

I read the whole article and found nothing about family member
The only thing I can think of is, that attacking anyone in their home is domestic

Response to rpannier (Reply #11)

rpannier

(24,340 posts)
31. With a Palin, you never know
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:29 AM
Dec 2017

I'd try and guess what he was doing, but I'm afraid I'd be right. Which would mean I understand how they think

rpannier

(24,340 posts)
29. President Hillary Clinton?
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:26 AM
Dec 2017

Forgot about her. Okay... I know she isn't president. But, if you even had a passing brush with faux spews you'd assume she was President for Life or something

Palin will blame everyone but her own family. I vaguely remember something about how they got into a brawl with another family at a party a few years back.
Stay classy Sarah

maxrandb

(15,362 posts)
45. Just the fact that was a "chance" Hillary could be President caused his PTSD
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:44 AM
Dec 2017

As stupid as that sounds, 34% of red-hat, shit-for-brains morons from Dumfuckistan, USA will believe that "lock, stock and barrel".

Must be great for the Retrumplicans who know that they could run a "sack of hammers" for office and 34% would vote for it without question or hesitation.

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)
10. Track Palin, son of Sarah Palin, arrested on domestic violence charges in Alaska
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:04 AM
Dec 2017

by DANIELLA SILVA

DEC 17 2017, 10:22 PM ET

The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was arraigned Sunday on domestic violence charges, according to online court records.

Track Palin, was arraigned Sunday morning on charges of felony burglary, assault in the fourth degree and criminal mischief for causing property damage in Wasilla, Alaska, according to court records. The criminal mischief charge was for causing between $250 and $999 in property damage.

The alleged incident occurred on Saturday, according to the court records, which indicated that all charges were related to domestic violence.

More:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/track-palin-son-sarah-palin-arrested-domestic-violence-charges-alaska-n830626

Response to Julian Englis (Original post)

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
43. IF he suffers from PTSD
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:26 AM
Dec 2017

it is not from military service overseas. He has had problems since HS, when he was put out of hockey games in the first few minutes for brawling.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
16. He spent his time behind the lines, driving around bigwigs, but...
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:42 AM
Dec 2017

I've not been in a combat area at all, so I won't speculate on who gets PTSD.

However, he was in plenty of trouble before the military, that in fact led to his joining the military. I think whether he has PTSD or not, he's always had a hair-trigger temper.

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)
20. Sarah Palins son Track arrested for assault and burglary: report
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:08 AM
Dec 2017

REUTERS
17 DEC 2017 AT 23:57 ET

The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was in jail on Sunday, facing assault and burglary charges in her home state of Alaska.

Track Palin, 28, appeared in state court in Palmer, Alaska, earlier in the day, on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief charges, court records showed. All the charges involved domestic violence, the records indicated.

It is not clear whether he entered a plea to the charges.

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/sarah-palins-son-track-arrested-for-assault-and-burglary-report/

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
22. I know it's a long time ago, but she was in Trump's campaign
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:36 AM
Dec 2017

she was sure she was going to be a major player in his campaign and flying around in his private jet.

But then her stupid husband got badly injured in (no joke) a snowmobile accident, just when she was going to do a major appearance with Trump. And she had to fly home to pretend to be a wife, and that was the end of the Palin-Trump campaign.

The kids are screwy too. There's the daughter who had two children out of wedlock but was (literally) a spokesperson for the abstinence movement. And Track, who just keeps getting into that trashy trouble.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
44. That snowmobile "accident"
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:31 AM
Dec 2017

was highly suspicious. Nobody found the snowmobile, just Todd, beaten to a pulp. Track was a suspect in that affair, too. The elder daughter has had at least 4 illegitimate kids, some live with her, others are - WHERE? One has DS, and was "adopted" by Sarah to cement her Christian values act. Great republican "family values" group, these Palins.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
57. Wow. republican family values have gone so far south
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:49 PM
Dec 2017

Do you think the republicans will finally stop wagging their fingers at the rest of the world, pretending to be so freaking high and holy? I hope so. Hypocrisy just sucks.

moose65

(3,168 posts)
46. I've wondered about that, too
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 09:38 AM
Dec 2017

In many ways, Trump and Palin seem tailor-made for each other. They're both stupid, narcissistic, and love the limelight. I figured we'd be seeing her every time we turned around, and she has been strangely absent from all this. I wonder if something happened between them. Maybe Trump was afraid that Palin would upstage him?

 

kwalter66

(80 posts)
62. That is
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:41 PM
Dec 2017

Exactly what happened. You can't have two illiterate, narcissistic camera hogs on the same stage. Trump doesn't like anyone getting attention but him and she is the biggest attention whore on the planet, next to him.

justgamma

(3,667 posts)
56. Wasn't she going to
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:39 PM
Dec 2017

save us from Putin when she thought he was going to invade Alaska? That was her national security experience, she said.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
28. Class B Felony charge of first-degree burglary, one charge of assault in the fourth degree and...
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:16 AM
Dec 2017

one charge of criminal mischief in the fourth degree, according to Alaska blog (and Palin non-fan) http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/

I'm betting that both of his exes have restraining orders out, and I don't see any mention of violating a restraining or protective order. So I think maybe the domestic violence charge is against a family member, probably Todd Palin. He was badly injured in a snowmobile/snow machine accident a year or so ago, I think it was.

JohnnyRingo

(18,657 posts)
37. In Ohio I think that means you lose your guns.
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 04:30 AM
Dec 2017

Guess why.

I don't know about Alaska. That might be something you have to pry out of their hands later.

Shipwack

(2,172 posts)
49. Is this really newsworthy though?
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:45 AM
Dec 2017

I mean, it is if you’re local or know the family, but otherwise...? Domestic violence is horrible and a serious issue, but why take the time and energy to single him out?

He’s a nobody. He’s not in a position of power. He isn’t anyon’s role model. His only claim to fame is his mother.

It’s different for his sister; she is (or at least was) a spokeswoman for the cause of abstinence being the only acceptable means of birth control. Her getting pregnant twice out of wedlock was worth noting.

But him...? Bleh.

brooklynite

(94,757 posts)
55. From one of our FRiends: "what about all the days he DIDN'T assault someone?"
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:16 PM
Dec 2017
The MSM never reports about the days that Track Palin does not assault someone or break into a home

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)
60. Palin's son charged after allegedly beating his father
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:04 PM
Dec 2017

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 12/18/17 04:46 PM EST

Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s son, Track, was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly beat his father at his parents’ home, according to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The confrontation started when Track Palin, 28, allegedly said he was coming over to the Palin residence in Wasilla, Alaska, to pick up a truck.

His father, Todd Palin, told him to stay away because Track Palin had been drinking and taking pain medication, the newspaper reported. However, Track Palin showed up anyway.

When he arrived, Todd Palin allegedly confronted Track Palin at the front door with a pistol. Track Palin then broke a window, entered the house and began beating his father, the newspaper reported.

More:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/365489-palins-son-charged-after-confrontation-with-his-father

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
61. I literally saw him do violence during a Golden Days Parade.
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:30 PM
Dec 2017

Here in Fairbanks; mommy was running for Gov in 2006. He hit an older man, knocked over an elderly Native lady, and had his fist raised at me (we were chanting for her opponent, Tony Knowles) when Duke, our monster of a wonderful cop grabbed him.

All on 2nd Avenue, downtown Fairbanks, at 11 a.m.

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)
66. No assault charges, either, for slugging the man, shoving down the woman.
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:19 AM
Dec 2017

Palins must feel, like Trump, they can do anything they want, forever.

Time will teach them how wrong they are. Hope we all will get to see it.

What rotten brats all of their creepy kids are.

Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
63. Sorry NRA, a citizen with a gun couldn't protect himself here.
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:32 PM
Dec 2017

Yes, NRA, a gun failed to prevent Track from beating his father. The latest report in the LA Times (see below) suggests the gun may have further provoked Track. It centainly didn't discourage him. There's that you don't pull a gun unless you're willing to use it. A gun was the wrong tool for the situation. The right tool was a phone to call the police.

I really feel sorry for the Todd Palin. He appears to have suffered a severe beating at the hands of his son. From the LA Times:

When Todd Palin confronted his son at the door with a pistol, the younger Palin broke a window and entered the house and started beating his father, according to court filings. Palin pushed his father to the ground and hit him repeatedly on the head....

When policed interviewed Todd Palin, he was bleeding from multiple cuts to his head, and one ear was discharging liquid, documents say.

No one wants to be attacked by their son. No one wants to shoot their child. And no wants to be beaten bby their child.


The one good thing is that this was so outrageous Track might might realize he really needs to change and get help.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-alaska-palin-20171218-story.html
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