Pro-Trump Republican aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar charged with felony theft

[Arkansas Granny]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/25/danielle-stella-republican-ilhan-omar-charged-felony-qanon-trump

A pro-Trump Republican candidate for Congress who is aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar in Minnesota has been charged with a felony after allegedly stealing from stores.

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Danielle Stella was arrested twice this year in Minneapolis suburbs over allegations that she shoplifted items worth more than $2,300 from a Target and goods valued at $40 from a grocery store. She said she denied the allegations.

Stella, a 31-year-old special education teacher, was reported this week to be a supporter of the baseless “QAnon” conspiracy theory about Donald Trump battling a global cabal of elite liberal paedophiles.

This week Stella also described Minneapolis as “the crime capital of our country”. She has in the past complained that local police were “overworked and overburdened” and said that, if elected, she would work to reduce crime.

It will be interesting to see where this goes.

[magicarpet]

1. Law and Order for thee,...

.... but not for me.

Sounds like another Rep. Duncan Duane Hunter.

[dawg day]

2. Well, that didn't take long-

Funny that she was pretending to be all law-and-order and worried about overloaded police department... I guess they weren't too busy when she was shoplifting.

[CatMor]

3. It seems that lately what it takes to be ...

a Republican candidate for office is to be a nutcase.

[gratuitous]

4. If elected, Stella would work to reduce crime

Mostly by being in Washington and far away from suburban Target stores. Crime in DC, however, went up by the same percentage it went down in Minnesota. Eerily coincidental.

[oasis]

5. QAnon Kool Aid swilling moron.

<I'm with stooooopid

[Gothmog]

6. This crazy lady believes in the qnon silliness

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Bloomington Target.

The local PD and City Prosecutors do not mess around with Shop Lifters. With the Mall of America and the Airport under their jurisdiction,Stella will see some Crowbar Hotel Time.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. It was the Edina Target.

Edina police tend to be nice to white people, but we'll see.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Wow,thanks,

Bloomington City limits is down the road,how did Bloomington PD get is this? Did they serve the Warrant? Curious. Edina PD is just south of the Crosstown and 100.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. According to the article, she was caught shoplifting at a Cub Foods in Bloomington in April,

and when the police were called they found she had an open warrant for failing to appear at a court hearing for the Edina arrest in January.

[Wellstone ruled]

15. Holy Cow,Cub Bloomington.

That is the Airport Precinct. Those folks are Badass.

[ChubbyStar]

20. Edina means Every Day I Need Attention

Here is the Target Thief.....she looks nice.....

[samnsara]

8. the parents of those school children need to demand her resignation

[dlk]

9. Perhaps Stella Can Run Her Campaign From Jail...

[Initech]

12. Pro Trump republicans caught doing something shady?

[Caliman73]

14. Republicans are irony gold.

Stella also described Minneapolis as “the crime capital of our country”. She has in the past complained that local police were “overworked and overburdened” and said that, if elected, she would work to reduce crime.

Okay, first question, "Do you think that you stealing $2300 dollars worth of stuff from Target might be contributing to Minneapolis being 'the crime capital of our country'. Second question, "If you stop stealing stuff, do you think it will take some of the burden of local police?" Final question, "Do you think that maybe you can start reducing crime by not stealing stuff?"

Republicans are just too much for words. That mugshot is straight awesome sauce.

[progree]

19. More irony: "Stella falsely claimed that crime in the city had risen by 80% over the past year."

Describing Minneapolis during the interview as America’s “crime capital”, Stella falsely claimed that crime in the city had risen by 80% over the past year. According to Minneapolis police data, there has been a 10.7% uptick in serious crime year-on-year, following a 16.5% decline in 2018.

And more crime (and fleeing law enforcement, but I thought the Repukes were all law and order "rule of law" types):

Court records say that in 2009, Stella pleaded guilty to driving while impaired from alcohol and fleeing a police officer.

[Caliman73]

21. Republicans sure can pick em.

Model citizen....

[mcar]

16. Only the best...

[pangaia]

17. "It will be interesting to see where this goes. "

LOL

[Wounded Bear]

18. Just another typical Repub...

It's getting to be like a fucking gang. Have to get your 'street cred' before you can be in the Party.

The Repub caucus must be like meal time in the joint.

"What are you in for?"

"Robbery, but I was framed."

"Yeah, me too."

[DesertRat]

22. kick for visibility