Seeing as how crimes and appalling behavior tends to ruin white politicians, but accentuate black politicians, this man could be the next President.
Video Shows Monticello Mayor Cursing, Breaking Clock After DWI Arrest
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) â A video recording has shown the mayor of the Sullivan County municipality of Monticello in a heated confrontation after being arrested by his own police officers.
As CBS 2âs Steve Langford reported, Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins was arrested on the night of Saturday, Nov. 16, on suspicion of drunken driving.
Warning: Videos Contain Graphic Language
FULL VIDEO: PART 1
FULL VIDEO: PART 2
He was taken into custody after showing up to take a look at a serious car accident on Main Street. A volunteer firefighter noticed the mayor looked drunk, according to police, and notified law enforcement. Jenkins was arrested on the spot.
In a video recorded at his own police headquarters, a man identified as Jenkins was shown seated in a chair with one hand handcuffed to a wall. During the first minute of the video, he is heard apparently talking to himself, using a variety of obscene insults to describe the officers.
Soon afterward, an officer comes in to interview him.
âYou know something, Davis?â he says to the officer in the video. âIâm the one that hired you in this job, man. I mean, it doesnât matter. It doesnât matter about that. But you know something? How the f**k you guys going to play the game?â
When the officer later addresses him as âsir,â Jenkins replies: âDonât call me sir.â
âMayor? Is that better?â the officer says.
âDonât call me mayor,â Jenkins replies. âCall me n****r, because thatâs what I am when Iâm right here in handcuffs. But you know something? I donât give a f**k.â
Altogether, hours of video were released, showing the Jenkins not happy about his arrest.
âWhat are you going to do? Put me in jail five years? Iâll get out in five years, and I going to f***ing tell you what the f**k you did to me, and Iâm going to come back to you,â he tells an officer later.
The mayor was charged with DWI, refusing a Breathalyzer, obstruction of justice and criminal mischief.
The final charge came following an incident seen about an hour and 22 minutes into the first of two video clips. Jenkins stands up, pulls a clock off the wall, and hurls it out the door of the interrogation room while demanding to know who is at the police station desk.
âWhy did you break the clock?â an officer says.
âBecause I called you and you didnât answer, and you f***ed⦠these cuffs are too tight,â Jenkins replies. When the officer returns to the room, Jenkins accuses the officer of trying to âhumiliateâ him.
The mayorâs DWI arrest was just the latest episode in a history of hostility between the mayor and the local police force, according to the mayorâs attorney.
âPeople in Monticello who form his base have suffered indignities at the hands of the same police officers, and they understand what he was saying,â said attorney Michael Sussman.
Monticello Village Trustee Carmen Rue filed the request to release the videos of the mayor in custody. She has called on him to leave his post.
âHe needs help. He really needs help,â Rue said. âHe needs to step down for the good of the community.â
Sussman did not dispute the fact that his client uses profane language in the video, but he did challenge the DWI charge.
âHe doesnât sound drunk to me,â Sussman said. âHe sounds very coherent to me, even if very angry.â
The head of the local Policemenâs Benevolent Association said handcuffing the mayor to the wall for most of the night was not unusual treatment.
âThe way he was acting, how intoxicated he was â he was treated the way everybody else was treated,â said Monticello PBA President John Riegler.
Meanwhile, residents of Monticello had serious questions Sunday about the mayorâs latest alleged conduct.
âItâs not a good example for a person in that position to be setting for the public,â one person said.
âHeâs not fit for being mayor,â another said. âWhat mayor would do something like what he does?â
Jenkins pleaded guilty three years ago for selling knock-off sneakers at his local store. He was arrested again last year for allegedly hitting a police officer.
Jenkins also raised eyebrows earlier this year when he appointed his longtime girlfriend to the village Board of Trustees.
Jenkins has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. As for the mayorâs future, it will likely come up at the next Monticello Village Trusteesâ meeting on Dec. 6.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11...ayor-cursing-breaking-clock-after-dwi-arrest/
Video Shows Monticello Mayor Cursing, Breaking Clock After DWI Arrest
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) â A video recording has shown the mayor of the Sullivan County municipality of Monticello in a heated confrontation after being arrested by his own police officers.
As CBS 2âs Steve Langford reported, Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins was arrested on the night of Saturday, Nov. 16, on suspicion of drunken driving.
Warning: Videos Contain Graphic Language
FULL VIDEO: PART 1
FULL VIDEO: PART 2
He was taken into custody after showing up to take a look at a serious car accident on Main Street. A volunteer firefighter noticed the mayor looked drunk, according to police, and notified law enforcement. Jenkins was arrested on the spot.
In a video recorded at his own police headquarters, a man identified as Jenkins was shown seated in a chair with one hand handcuffed to a wall. During the first minute of the video, he is heard apparently talking to himself, using a variety of obscene insults to describe the officers.
Soon afterward, an officer comes in to interview him.
âYou know something, Davis?â he says to the officer in the video. âIâm the one that hired you in this job, man. I mean, it doesnât matter. It doesnât matter about that. But you know something? How the f**k you guys going to play the game?â
When the officer later addresses him as âsir,â Jenkins replies: âDonât call me sir.â
âMayor? Is that better?â the officer says.
âDonât call me mayor,â Jenkins replies. âCall me n****r, because thatâs what I am when Iâm right here in handcuffs. But you know something? I donât give a f**k.â
Altogether, hours of video were released, showing the Jenkins not happy about his arrest.
âWhat are you going to do? Put me in jail five years? Iâll get out in five years, and I going to f***ing tell you what the f**k you did to me, and Iâm going to come back to you,â he tells an officer later.
The mayor was charged with DWI, refusing a Breathalyzer, obstruction of justice and criminal mischief.
The final charge came following an incident seen about an hour and 22 minutes into the first of two video clips. Jenkins stands up, pulls a clock off the wall, and hurls it out the door of the interrogation room while demanding to know who is at the police station desk.
âWhy did you break the clock?â an officer says.
âBecause I called you and you didnât answer, and you f***ed⦠these cuffs are too tight,â Jenkins replies. When the officer returns to the room, Jenkins accuses the officer of trying to âhumiliateâ him.
The mayorâs DWI arrest was just the latest episode in a history of hostility between the mayor and the local police force, according to the mayorâs attorney.
âPeople in Monticello who form his base have suffered indignities at the hands of the same police officers, and they understand what he was saying,â said attorney Michael Sussman.
Monticello Village Trustee Carmen Rue filed the request to release the videos of the mayor in custody. She has called on him to leave his post.
âHe needs help. He really needs help,â Rue said. âHe needs to step down for the good of the community.â
Sussman did not dispute the fact that his client uses profane language in the video, but he did challenge the DWI charge.
âHe doesnât sound drunk to me,â Sussman said. âHe sounds very coherent to me, even if very angry.â
The head of the local Policemenâs Benevolent Association said handcuffing the mayor to the wall for most of the night was not unusual treatment.
âThe way he was acting, how intoxicated he was â he was treated the way everybody else was treated,â said Monticello PBA President John Riegler.
Meanwhile, residents of Monticello had serious questions Sunday about the mayorâs latest alleged conduct.
âItâs not a good example for a person in that position to be setting for the public,â one person said.
âHeâs not fit for being mayor,â another said. âWhat mayor would do something like what he does?â
Jenkins pleaded guilty three years ago for selling knock-off sneakers at his local store. He was arrested again last year for allegedly hitting a police officer.
Jenkins also raised eyebrows earlier this year when he appointed his longtime girlfriend to the village Board of Trustees.
Jenkins has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. As for the mayorâs future, it will likely come up at the next Monticello Village Trusteesâ meeting on Dec. 6.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11...ayor-cursing-breaking-clock-after-dwi-arrest/
