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duhneece

(4,232 posts)
Sat May 20, 2023, 02:20 PM May 2023

Couy Griffin just arrested

I don’t have a link yet but Cowboys for Trump leader was just arrested… locals shared a video.

This election denier, Jan 6 convict can’t run for office but can’t stay out of trouble.

Fraud and human trafficking ( of a grown man) are being mentioned.

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Couy Griffin just arrested (Original Post) duhneece May 2023 OP
Well that's Good News in your Cha May 2023 #1
It's about time!! YAY! BComplex May 2023 #2
I hope he gets the total package but doesn't turn into a TV preacher. marble falls May 2023 #3
Human trafficking is some serious stuff, hope they toss him UNDER the jail! Axelrods_Typewriter May 2023 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author KY_EnviroGuy May 2023 #5
Jeebus! Pas-de-Calais May 2023 #7
That too but they are also, malaise May 2023 #11
He's a vile motherfucker. Elessar Zappa May 2023 #6
Did they ever get those trump truck train disrupters of a Biden bus and the popo who did nothing? GreenWave May 2023 #8
That was in Texas. yardwork May 2023 #9
My total bad! GreenWave May 2023 #10
Understandable! yardwork May 2023 #18
To answer your question, Yes, 2 settled 6 haven't MagickMuffin May 2023 #16
Yow. I wondered what his next career would be Warpy May 2023 #12
Lock him up. calimary May 2023 #13
Two and half hours later, I was unable to find news on the search engine Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #14
It's Sunday now, and I can't find anything either. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author barbtries May 2023 #15
this is the sack of crap...... Takket May 2023 #17
I used to think... Snackshack May 2023 #19
I don't know how to share videos here but Facebook has video duhneece May 2023 #20
A lot of us don't consider FB very reliable. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #22
Your skepticism is a thing of value lostnfound May 2023 #30
There is a small indie NM online newspaper that has some info BumRushDaShow May 2023 #24
Thank you for this duhneece May 2023 #27
You are welcome! BumRushDaShow May 2023 #28
Local news story here Cadfael May 2023 #23
Thanks for the link. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #26
Excellent. The sooner Reverend Griffin goes away, the better. Mariana May 2023 #25
Well, there is a case filed. I looked it up blogslug May 2023 #29
Looks like a different civil suit Mysterian May 2023 #33
Their motto is .... Hotler May 2023 #31
I've had him block my car, harangue me when duhneece May 2023 #32
I found a news story on it Ohio Joe May 2023 #34
He's out on his own recognizance duhneece May 2023 #35

Response to duhneece (Original post)

MagickMuffin

(17,060 posts)
16. To answer your question, Yes, 2 settled 6 haven't
Sat May 20, 2023, 05:11 PM
May 2023



Two of the eight Trump supporters accused of participating in a “politically-motivated conspiracy” by closely following, honking at and slowing down a campaign bus for President Joe Biden on a Texas highway in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election have settled with former state Sen. Wendy Davis and three others on the bus.

Lawyers representing the plaintiffs announced Thursday they have filed papers to dismiss Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger as defendants in the lawsuit. The case against the six other defendants remains pending.

The terms of the settlement were not made public, but the two issued formal apologies for their involvement in the “Trump Train,” according to a press release from Project Democracy, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs.



https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/27/trump-train-texas-biden-lawsuit/





Warpy

(113,130 posts)
12. Yow. I wondered what his next career would be
Sat May 20, 2023, 04:55 PM
May 2023

since the local courts put the kibosh on the political ladder to glory.

Response to duhneece (Original post)

Takket

(22,456 posts)
17. this is the sack of crap......
Sat May 20, 2023, 05:16 PM
May 2023

that was sentenced to 14 days in jail and later in 2022 was the person disqualified from holding office under the 14th amendment.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121307430/couy-griffin-otero-county-insurrection-fourteenth-amendment

A county official in New Mexico who was convicted of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol must be immediately removed from office for his involvement in an insurrection, a judge decided Tuesday.

District Court Judge Francis Mathew ruled that Couy Griffin, an Otero County commissioner, is now disqualified from holding public office because he violated Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment by participating in the Jan. 6 siege.

"He took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States ... [and then] engaged in that insurrection after taking his oath," Judge Mathew wrote.

The decision against Griffin, who made headlines earlier this year by refusing to certify his county's election results, comes after some similar, high-profile Fourteenth Amendment challenges to incumbent lawmakers across the country failed.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
19. I used to think...
Sat May 20, 2023, 05:30 PM
May 2023

That people like this were the people who had watched "Red Dawn" too many times and that used to be the case veterans (that I knew) who had strong America 1st pov's and that whole American exceptionalism thing but at heart they were good people. The current crop of conservative/republican members are not that they don't care about anything except power to do as they please and there is no end that wont justify the means for these people. The speed that the GOP has broke bad after decades of a fairly simple but solid unifying message and party direction in defense, fiscal actions, law & order, unbelievable.

duhneece

(4,232 posts)
20. I don't know how to share videos here but Facebook has video
Sun May 21, 2023, 12:37 PM
May 2023

Of his arrest.
On Facebook if you ‘Friend’ or message me at Denise Lang-Browne, I can share video.

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
22. A lot of us don't consider FB very reliable.
Sun May 21, 2023, 12:50 PM
May 2023

Did they say why he was arrested?

Maybe an old arrest vid?

lostnfound

(16,576 posts)
30. Your skepticism is a thing of value
Tue May 23, 2023, 04:44 AM
May 2023

It’s valuable to have people here who question if there could be other explanations. Whether this is true or not, I appreciate you pointing out possibilities. Makes DU a better place.

BumRushDaShow

(141,387 posts)
24. There is a small indie NM online newspaper that has some info
Sun May 21, 2023, 01:06 PM
May 2023
https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/160286/couy-griffin-remains-behind-bars-otero-county-detention-center-5-21-23

They had a screenshot of the complaint (that I suppose would have lead up to this) -



The rest of what is out there is "social media driven", which would be concerning in terms of veracity.

I have no idea who this person is (although they have a blue check, but then people pay for that now), the video of this alleged arrest was tweeted out -




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Breaking News Couy Griffin of Cowboys for Trump has just been arrested by the Otero County Sheriff department.

Remember, he is also on probation for his J6 conviction.
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People need to check out this video about Couy Griffin and all the ones after it.

https://tiktok.com/t/ZTRK9F36U/

At first, I thought this man was a raving lunatic talking about human trafficking but he might actually be able to make a case for it.

What kind of person brings someone…
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Cowboys for Trump leader arrested today.

I haven't personally seen the charges, but the party to the case states it is for 3 counts of harassment of a witness and 3 counts of trespassing.
2:07 PM · May 20, 2023

BumRushDaShow

(141,387 posts)
28. You are welcome!
Sun May 21, 2023, 05:25 PM
May 2023

I expect tomorrow might be a better coverage day. Alamogordo is listed as the County Seat of Otero County. Was looking at some pics and it looks like it's a car commercial vista (although with over 30,000 living there)!

blogslug

(38,628 posts)
29. Well, there is a case filed. I looked it up
Sun May 21, 2023, 06:36 PM
May 2023

Go to https://caselookup.nmcourts.gov/caselookup/app and search for case# M-38-CV-202300205

It's a landlord/tenant dispute. Griffin is the landlord and, apparently a shitty one.

Interesting that three judges recused themselves from the case.

duhneece

(4,232 posts)
32. I've had him block my car, harangue me when
Wed May 24, 2023, 11:46 AM
May 2023

he was county commissioner.
He grew up listening to Rush Limbaugh when his dad worked for a New Mexico County Sheriff (he may have been sheriff) Office.

He’s sick. Dangerously sick. His supporters are just as vile.

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
34. I found a news story on it
Wed May 24, 2023, 01:34 PM
May 2023

Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin arrested

Couy Griffin, a former Otero County commissioner who was ousted after being convicted for his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, was arrested last week on harassment and trespassing charges in connection with a dispute between Griffin and a man who was staying at a residence owned by Griffin’s family.

Parts of the dispute between Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, and Dewayne Braithwaite were filmed and posted online by Braithwaite. He had moved from Maryland to Dusty Lane in Otero County, where he and Griffin had agreed that Braithwaite would make renovations in exchange for room and board, according to a criminal complaint filed in Otero County Magistrate Court.

Video footage of a five-minute fight between he, Griffin and another man was posted to TikTok.

Griffin didn’t comment when reached on Tuesday.

According to the most recent complaint, Braithwaite had been staying at the residence in Otero County. His relationship with Griffin deteriorated and Griffin tried to evict Braithwaite from the property.

https://www.abqjournal.com/2601185/cowboys-for-trump-founder-couy-griffin-arrested.html

duhneece

(4,232 posts)
35. He's out on his own recognizance
Wed May 24, 2023, 04:14 PM
May 2023

His attorney was shot and killed two weeks ago (unrelated, seemingly)… he can’t run for office (yay!) and he can’t stay out of trouble.

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