Track Palin, the
28-year-old son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was arrested on assault and
burglary charges after he repeatedly hit his father, Todd Palin, at the family
home in Wasilla on Saturday, charging documents say.
The charges mark his second domestic-violence arrest in not quite
two years.
Wasilla police came to the Palin home Saturday after Sarah Palin
called just after 8:30 p.m. to say her son was "freaking out and was on
some type of medication," according to a sworn affidavit filed in court by
Wasilla officer Adam LaPointe.
Track Palin came to the house to confront his father over a truck
he wanted to pick up, according to the affidavit. Todd Palin told his son not
to come because he'd been drinking and taking pain medication.
"Track told him he was (going to) come anyway to beat his
ass," LaPointe wrote.
Todd Palin told the officer he got his pistol to "protect his
family" and met his son with the gun when he came to the door, according
to the affidavit.
Track Palin broke a window and came through it, and put his father
on the ground, the report states. He began hitting him on the head. (From the Anchorage Daily News, read the rest of the story here.)
Given the toxic combination of alcohol, stupidity, violence and guns in this wretched family, it's a wonder no one has actually been shot yet.
In other news, Matthew Spencer Petersen, the judicial nominee who made a fool of himself during questioning by a Republican senator last week, has withdrawn his nomination to be a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read about it here.
Given the toxic combination of alcohol, stupidity, violence and guns in this wretched family, it's a wonder no one has actually been shot yet.
In other news, Matthew Spencer Petersen, the judicial nominee who made a fool of himself during questioning by a Republican senator last week, has withdrawn his nomination to be a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read about it here.
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