A Chicago-area Democrat politician confirmed her true colours after whipping out her Democrat privilege and insulting a police officer over the dimensions of his anatomy after being busted for drunk driving earlier this month.
The Chicago Solar-Occasions reported that Cook dinner County Board of Overview Commissioner Samantha Steele was arrested by law enforcement officials after crashing right into a automobile whereas intoxicated. Police mentioned the arrest occurred round 8:50 p.m. Sunday, November 10, within the 5000 block of North Ashland Avenue.
According to police experiences, officers encountered two automobiles with “intensive” harm, together with Steele’s. She admitted to the cops that she had crashed into one other automobile.
Police found an open bottle of pink wine on the ground of the passenger facet of her automobile and famous Steele was not sober.
“I noticed her eyes had been bloodshot and glassy,” an officer wrote in a report. “I additionally detected a robust odor of alcoholic beverage coming from her breath as she spoke.”
Bodycam footage emerged on Saturday, capturing the trade between Steele and the officers. She repeatedly refuses to adjust to requests to exit the automobile whereas bragging she is an elected official from Cook dinner County.
Officers lastly opened the automobile door and pulled her out. Steele refused area sobriety exams and declined to offer a breathalyzer pattern, forcing the cops to make an arrest.
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Bodycam video of Cook dinner County Board Member Samantha Steele DUI arrest in Chicago pic.twitter.com/PGdQhqd9gr
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Throughout the arrest, Steele additionally repeatedly mocked the dimensions of one of many officers’ p*nis. “Is your p*nis that small?” she requested.
The Democrat politician was transported to and handled at a neighborhood hospital for remedy after complaining of head accidents earlier than being despatched to despatched to the Lincoln (twentieth) District. There, she was charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and subsequently released.
Steele faces a fine as much as $2,500 and the lack of her driving privileges for as much as one yr if convicted. Her courtroom date has been set for December 27.
According to the Solar-Occasions Steele lives in Evanston and represents the Board of Overview’s District 2. This consists of many of the North Aspect of Chicago and the northern suburbs.
FOX 32 reported Cook dinner County Commissioner Sean Morrison launched an announcement demanding her resignation, pointing to her “aggressive habits” in the course of the arrest.
“This incident raises critical issues about her conduct and judgment as an elected official,” Morrison mentioned. “If an elected official doesn’t respect our devoted law enforcement officials, then how can we anticipate the residents to respect the police?”
Under is the total video of Steele’s arrest:
