Steven Brooks Arrest: Nevada Lawmaker Jailed for Threatening to Shoot Colleague
Inquisitr, January 21, 2013
A Nevada lawmaker was arrested this weekend after he allegedly threatened to shoot the Speaker-elect of the Nevada state legislature, Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, assemblyman Steven Brooks was arrested Saturday evening with a loaded gun on him after threatening his Democratic colleague earlier in the day.
Steven Brooks Marilyn Kirkpatrick
The LVRJ writes:
“Brooks had been telling people Kirkpatrick’s ‘first day as speaker would be her last.’”
The Las Vegas Sun reports that Brooks threatened to shoot her because he was unhappy with the Nevada Legislature committee assignments Kirkpatrick gave to him.
During the course of the preliminary investigation, officers received corroborating witness statements supporting the victim’s report and began a search for Brooks.
At about 5:30 pm, Brooks, 40, was spotted driving in his hometown where he was taken into custody without incident during a traffic stop.
He was charged with a felony — intimidating a public officer with physical force — and bail was set at $100,000, the city jail’s website reveals.
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KTVN News has more on Assemblyman Steven Brook’s arrest in the video below:
