Florida Man Whines About His Ruined Reputation After Pulling Gun On Uber Driver

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Police in Milton, Florida arrested a man after he pulled a gun on an Uber driver earlier this week who was dropping his daughter off. Sean Hollonbeck forced the driver out of the car and onto the ground and has since been charged with false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a weapon, WEAR News reports. After pulling him out of the car, Hollonbeck reportedly forced the driver to lie down in the roadway, show his driver’s license so he could photograph it, and allow him to photograph his license plate, his Uber account and the address where he picked up Hollonbeck’s daughter.

As it turned out, the 13-year-old snuck out of the house Saturday night and took an Uber to Pensacola, about 30 minutes away. When he discovered she’d snuck out, he reportedly called both the Santa Rosa County and Escambia County sheriff’s offices, but didn’t get much help from either department. So when she got back home, he made the only logical decision and pulled a gun on the completely innocent Uber driver.

It’s not entirely clear what kind of gun Hollonbeck used. WEAR News said it was a .22 rifle, but Fox 35 Orlando reports it was actually an AR-15. Either one could be deadly at close range, and having any gun pointed in your face is going to make for a bad day.

If you assumed Hollonbeck would have seen the error of his ways after his arrest and being fired from his job, though, you couldn’t possibly be more wrong. He is doubling down, insisting that he did everything right. ................(more)

https://jalopnik.com/florida-man-whines-about-his-ruined-reputation-after-pu-1851469570

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1. "He also really wants people to know he's a veteran, saying, "I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Na

f you assumed Hollonbeck would have seen the error of his ways after his arrest and being fired from his job, though, you couldn’t possibly be more wrong. He is doubling down, insisting that he did everything right.

“That vehicle was completely unmarked. In my mind this was not good, right?” he told WEAR News. “And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff.”


He also really wants people to know he’s a veteran, saying, “I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Navy flight surgeon, I served with the 7th Special Forces Group, I served with the 160th. I served six tours.” That, of course, only makes things worse since he’s not some yokel who’s never been taught the rules of firearm safety or when it’s appropriate to pull a gun on someone.

“The vast majority of this story has not been presented to the public whatsoever. And the vast majority of this is related to parental rights,” he said, later adding, “In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty. If it goes to trial, I look forward to it because I want to get 12 moms and dads on that jury and judge if what I did was fair — because I called for law enforcement, and I didn’t get them.”.................................
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[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

5. He's a retired colonel

who should know the difference between right and wrong. Hollonbeck crossed the line big time here.

Hollonbeck comes across as a sadistic asshole who really gets off on showing power and authority over others.

It is no wonder his daughter snuck out of the house; he’s probably an asshole as a parent, also. Instead of being grateful that his daughter was brought home safe and unharmed, he goes and assaults and unlawfully detains the Uber driver.

When the case goes to trial, I hope the judge is also a military veteran. And if Hollonbeck is found guilty, I hope the judge reams him out good and throws the book at him. But since he is an “entitled” white male military veteran in Florida, I doubt if he’ll get any real punishment at all.

And I hope the Uber driver sues him and wins big in court.

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2. There are consequences for one's actions

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3. And they say Florida's not a battleground state anymore.

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

4. A couple of gems from the comments section...

"In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty" which is why I pulled a gun on an innocent man until he proved he wasn’t guilty. Flawless victory.

"And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff."

Ah yes, those child traffickers who famously return children to their homes safely.