http://twitchy.com/coucy/2023/09/27/what-federal-prosecutor-who-prosecuted-jan-6th-cases-arrested-for-road-rage-stabbing-n2387811
Well, this came out of left field! The Tampa Bay Times is reporting today that Patrick Scruggs, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, has been arrested and charged with stabbing another driver in a road rage incident in Tampa. You may not have heard of Scruggs but you've likely heard of one of his more high-profile prosecutions during his time at the US Attorney's Office: Adam Johnson, the guy who was pictured on January 6th, 2021 carrying the Speaker of the House's podium around.
Marina Medvin (@MarinaMedvin) ~ The DOJ prosecutor who prosecuted the J6 lectern guy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a driver — repeatedly — in a road rage incident.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/09/27/howard-frankland-stabbing-suspect-is-former-assistant-us-attorney/
It's a really bizarre story that bears reading, everything about this entire incident is odd, to say the least.
At the time of the prosecution against Johnson, Scruggs told the court:
“This is a serious case, everyone involved in the storming of the Capitol last week needs to be held accountable for their actions, including Mr. Johnson.”
As one can imagine, Adam Johnson is enjoying his chance to do a victory lap about the travails of the man who had so much to do with his own prosecution.
The Lectern Guy (@lecternleader) ~ Meet the guy who prosecuted me in Tampa for walking in a building on January 6th.
My crimes were so egregious that he demanded I wear an ankle monitor, be drug-tested at random, surrender my passports, be restricted to middle district of Florida, and given a nightly curfew.
What restrictions do you think he should get for stabbing a man repeatedly in public?
http://tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/09/27/howard-frankland-stabbing-suspect-is-former-assistant-us-attorney/
The Lectern Guy (@lecternleader) ~ I'll be at all of his court appearances, smiling and waving.
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/patrick-scruggs-howard-frankland-bridge-stabbing-arrest-us-attorney/67-1e8caea8-d7fd-480f-966c-c485fe93d6d3
From the article:
Tuesday's crash and subsequent stabbing attack ended up causing major delays for several hours on the Howard Frankland Bridge over Tampa Bay heading toward St. Petersburg.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they were called just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the bridge regarding a multi-car crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275.
During their investigation, troopers said they learned a 35-year-old man had stopped in the travel lanes and was slumped over for an "unknown reason" inside his car. Then, a 40-year-old man driving along the bridge saw the man slumped over and looking unwell, so he and his wife stopped their car in front of him to see if he was okay, FHP said.
The 40-year-old couldn't get inside the 35-year-old's car, so he went back to his car in order to find something to break the window and help him. Before he could do that, however, troopers said the 35-year-old man came to and started driving forward.
But rather than getting back on the road and on his way, troopers said the 35-year-old first hit the couple's car, then reversed and tried to go around, only to crash into Scruggs' car as he drove past the incident.
Troopers say Scruggs stopped his car, got out, went up to the 35-year-old's car, broke the window and began stabbing him multiple times with a pocket knife.
Photos taken by Tara Iglinski show a man who appears to have blood on his arm and a possible knife in hand standing next to the driver's side of a car. The person's hands sticking out of the car's window look bloodied. ...
The couple, still at the crash, rushed in to help the 35-year-old, but Scruggs reportedly tried to stab them, too, according to FHP. The couple was able to get away without being harmed.
An officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department who was passing by the crash stopped their patrol car to arrest Scruggs and provide aid to the 35-year-old man.
The 35-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Scruggs was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault and burglary of an occupied conveyance. He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.
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