{"id":1065893,"date":"2021-11-29T18:45:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T23:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065893"},"modified":"2021-11-29T18:45:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T23:45:41","slug":"controversial-democratic-kansas-state-legislator-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-democratic-kansas-state-legislator-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Democratic Kansas State Legislator Arrested For Second Time In A Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversial-democratic-kansas-state-legislator-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-month%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Kansas state legislator was arrested over the weekend, his second arrest in the span of a month, prompting renewed calls for him to resign or be removed from office.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Coleman, the embattled 21-year-old state representative from Kansas City, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated by Kansas State Police on Interstate 70 near Lawrence, at around 1 o\u2019clock Saturday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/crime-arrests-kansas-city-kansas-lawrence-c876d564826fdfeebc29b002a3298492\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported. He was subsequently detained at the Douglas County Jail, where he was later released after posting bond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coleman, a Democrat, was already out on bond for a previous arrest when he was arrested on Saturday. That arrest stemmed from a domestic battery charge on October 30. Police officers alleged in an affidavit at the time that Coleman pushed, hit, and spit on his 18-year-old brother during a fight that broke out between the two after the younger brother said he was going to be baptized. Police said that Coleman was \u201cuncooperative\u201d with officers responding to the scene, and was \u201cextremely erratic\u201d after the fight, the AP reported, citing court documents from the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coleman has faced significant scrutiny since he was elected to the Kansas State Legislature in 2020. Coleman defeated seven-term incumbent State Rep. Stan Frownfelter by just 14 votes in the Democratic Primary, despite admitting before the primary began that he had engaged in revenge porn and cyberbullying young girls while he was in middle school. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/teenage-democrat-running-for-kansas-state-house-drops-out-after-revenge-porn-admission\">reported<\/a> at the time:<\/p>\n<p><em>Coleman claimed he shared the nude photo of the girl seven years earlier because she wouldn\u2019t agree to send him more nudes. The girl, now 20 years old, told The New York Times last week that she didn\u2019t know Coleman when he made the threat to release her nude picture and believed he found her picture through Snapchat\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Coleman also did not dispute a report in the Kansas City Star detailing his harassment of girls when he was in middle school. One girl, who is now 18, told the outlet she attempted suicide due to Coleman\u2019s abuse. She said Coleman was constantly \u201ccalling me fat, telling me to kill myself, like I\u2019m never going to find anyone, like I\u2019m worthless, just downgrading me every day.\u201d The woman also said she \u201cwas just in disbelief that another man that doesn\u2019t respect women is in power.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A third woman told the Star that Coleman \u201charassed me for months, it got so bad that he found out my family\u2019s home phone and wouldn\u2019t stop calling it until we picked up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those allegations, coupled with other social media posts mocking Republicans who were infected with and died from COVID-19, as well as his father\u2019s sudden hospitalization, caused Coleman to suspend his campaign briefly, but he reversed course days later and won his election, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/583361-21-year-old-kansas-lawmaker-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-month?rl=1\">The Hill<\/a> reported. Coleman received a reprimand from a state legislative committee over those allegations in February.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman was barred from the offices of the Kansas Department of Labor last month over allegations of \u201cdisruptive behavior,\u201d the AP reported. Coleman defended himself, saying he was trying to help his constituents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and House Democratic Leader Tom Sawyer responded to Coleman\u2019s latest arrest. Kelly said in a statement that Coleman is \u201cnot fit to serve\u201d and that his \u201ccontinued presence in the Legislature is a disservice to his constituents.\u201d Both Kelly and Sawyer told local news outlets, via The Hill, that Coleman should resign and seek \u201cthe help he badly needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><strong>LAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. Join us to keep the mission alive.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kansas state legislator was arrested over the weekend, his second arrest in the span of a month, prompting renewed calls for him to resign or be removed from office.Aaron Coleman, the embattled 21-year-old state representative from Kansas City, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated by Kansas State Police on Interstate 70 near Lawrence, at around 1 o\u2019clock Saturday morning, The Associated Press reported. He was subsequently detained at the Douglas County Jail, where he was later released after posting bond.\u00a0Coleman, a Democrat, was already out on bond for a previous arrest when he was arrested on Saturday. That arrest stemmed from a domestic battery charge on October 30. Police officers alleged in an affidavit at the time that Coleman pushed, hit, and spit on his 18-year-old brother during a fight that broke out between the two after the younger brother said he was going to be baptized. Police said that Coleman was \u201cuncooperative\u201d with officers responding to the scene, and was \u201cextremely erratic\u201d after the fight, the AP reported, citing court documents from the time.\u00a0Coleman has faced significant scrutiny since he was elected to the Kansas State Legislature in 2020. Coleman defeated seven-term incumbent State Rep. Stan Frownfelter by just 14 votes in the Democratic Primary, despite admitting before the primary began that he had engaged in revenge porn and cyberbullying young girls while he was in middle school. The Daily Wire reported at the time:Coleman claimed he shared the nude photo of the girl seven years earlier because she wouldn\u2019t agree to send him more nudes. The girl, now 20 years old, told The New York Times last week that she didn\u2019t know Coleman when he made the threat to release her nude picture and believed he found her picture through Snapchat\u2026Coleman also did not dispute a report in the Kansas City Star detailing his harassment of girls when he was in middle school. One girl, who is now 18, told the outlet she attempted suicide due to Coleman\u2019s abuse. She said Coleman was constantly \u201ccalling me fat, telling me to kill myself, like I\u2019m never going to find anyone, like I\u2019m worthless, just downgrading me every day.\u201d The woman also said she \u201cwas just in disbelief that another man that doesn\u2019t respect women is in power.\u201dA third woman told the Star that Coleman \u201charassed me for months, it got so bad that he found out my family\u2019s home phone and wouldn\u2019t stop calling it until we picked up.\u201dThose allegations, coupled with other social media posts mocking Republicans who were infected with and died from COVID-19, as well as his father\u2019s sudden hospitalization, caused Coleman to suspend his campaign briefly, but he reversed course days later and won his election, The Hill reported. Coleman received a reprimand from a state legislative committee over those allegations in February.Coleman was barred from the offices of the Kansas Department of Labor last month over allegations of \u201cdisruptive behavior,\u201d the AP reported. Coleman defended himself, saying he was trying to help his constituents.\u00a0Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and House Democratic Leader Tom Sawyer responded to Coleman\u2019s latest arrest. Kelly said in a statement that Coleman is \u201cnot fit to serve\u201d and that his \u201ccontinued presence in the Legislature is a disservice to his constituents.\u201d Both Kelly and Sawyer told local news outlets, via The Hill, that Coleman should resign and seek \u201cthe help he badly needs.\u201dLAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. Join us to keep the mission alive.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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