Democrat Michigan State Rep. Jewell Jones was caught on video from police dashcam fighting with police officers and threatening to call Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after he crashed his car into a ditch while driving drunk with a partially undressed and incapacitated woman in the car and a gun in his cupholder.
After the crash, Jones was found to have a blood-alcohol level of over .17, which is more than double the Michigan legal limit. As he resisted arrest, officers advised Jones to “not be dumb,” but he made his intention to be dumb very clear as he continued to resist arrest and told officers that he would not comply unless they “shoot him.”
Michigan Rep. Jewell Jones crashes car drunk with handgun in cupholder, resists arrest, then tells officers he'll call Gov. Whitmer if they don't let him go! https://t.co/lJgMxnDUzg pic.twitter.com/uKyjZKRIT8
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) April 25, 2021
The Michigan GOP detailed the incident on in a thread on Twitter, writing, “Michigan State Police pulled over a Michigan Democrat lawmaker April 2nd for driving drunk. He threatened to call @GovWhitmer on the spot.”
“The 911 calls came pouring in as the Democrat State Representative’s black Chevy Tahoe sped down I-96. For almost 50 miles, the vehicle with the vanity plate ‘ELECTED’ was driving so recklessly that at least one person saw him go the wrong way before rolling into a ditch,” their thread continued. “When police arrived at the scene, according to @MIRSnews, Democrat State Rep. Jewell Jones and his unidentified female passenger were found with their pants down as the Tahoe remained in the ditch.”
“(WARNING – IT GETS GRAPHIC): Jones was ‘holding the woman up’ near the passenger side door, according to a police report obtained by MIRSnews,” they continued. “The woman’s pants ‘were down’ as she vomited and Jewell’s pants ‘were partially down’ when a paramedic arrived at the crash site. Police engaged in a struggle with Jones, and at one point as Jones is on the ground struggling with multiple officers, he shouts: “Let me sit up, (N-Word).””
“Meanwhile, the woman was ‘unable to stand on her own and was essentially unresponsive’ as paramedics tried to administer care, the police report noted,” the thread continued. “When a state police trooper asked for Jones’ identification, Jones refused, at one point prompting the trooper to tell Jones, ‘don’t be dumb.’ During their exchange, Jones responds ‘I can’t do that’ when asked again for his driver’s license and ID.”
“At that point, the officers had had enough. They put their hands on Jones and wrestled him to the ground. Keep in mind a gun was also inside his car, reportedly in the cupholder,” the thread continued. “Jones continued to resist and was brought to the ground by state troopers, who told him to ‘stop resisting.’ This is when the Democrat threatened police, saying, ‘I’ll call Governor Whitmer right now.’ He continued, ‘When I call Gretchen I need y’alls IDs and badges.’”
“In addition to invoking Whitmer’s name, Jones tells the troopers, ‘I’m not giving you my arm unless you shoot me. You shoot me, I’ll get up,’ according to the police report obtained by MIRS news,” the thread added. “Officers do get Jones into handcuffs and he is eventually placed in the back of a Livingston County sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle, although video shows he resisted that request, as well. He was eventually transported to the county jail, where he was held overnight.”
????MEGA-THREAD????Michigan State Police pulled over a Michigan Democrat lawmaker April 2nd for driving drunk. He threatened to call @GovWhitmer on the spot…
— Michigan GOP (@MIGOP) April 25, 2021
