State lawmaker told arresting troopers he would call Whitmer, according to police report

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LANSING — A state representative told Michigan State Police troopers he had approval over their budget and threatened to call Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he tussled with them after driving his car into a ditch while drunk on Interstate 96 near Fowlerville, according to police reports obtained under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act.

Rep. Jewell Jones, D-Inkster, at one point identified himself as a state representative and at another point flashed a badge and said he was an-off duty officer during the April 6 incident, according to the reports prepared by MSP officials and obtained by the Free Press.

Police had received several calls about reckless and dangerous driving by someone in a vehicle matching the description of Jones' black 2017 Chevy Tahoe, with the vanity plate "ELECTED," including a report that a similar vehicle was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-96, according to the reports.

"If you hit me, it’s going to be very bad for you. I’ll call Gov. Whitmer right now," a combative and highly intoxicated Jones told the troopers during a struggle to get him handcuffed, according to the police reports.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/04/21/rep-jewell-jones-call-governor-whitmer-police-report/7326923002/

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1. BAL of 0.19

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2. Police video shows Michigan lawmaker trying to avoid handcuffs, complaining of abuse

A police video of state Rep. Jewell Jones' arrest earlier this month shows him trying to avoid being handcuffed and yelling that officers were abusing him.

A nearly 30-minute video of the April 6 arrest was posted Friday to YouTube by the Michigan Information & Research Service.

"I'm already f---ing Black, y'all put me into f---ing cuffs before. ... Y'all really be f---ing harassing me," Jones says 20:28 minutes into the video.

Jones, 26, was charged April 16 with four counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer; operating a vehicle with a high blood-alcohol content; operating while intoxicated; reckless driving; and possession of a weapon while under the influence of alcohol.

Jones' blood-alcohol content, according to the police report, was 0.19. The legal driving limit is 0.08. A loaded Glock was found in the cupholder of Jones' vehicle, according to the report.

"I don’t give a f--- bro, when I call Gretchen ill (sic) need yall (sic) ID’s badge numbers everything," Jones said, according to the report.

Jones is serving his third term in the Michigan House. He is a member of the National Guard and Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and an auxiliary officer in Inkster. In the Legislature, Jones is Democratic vice chairman of the House Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee.

[link:https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2021/04/25/police-video-shows-michigan-lawmaker-trying-avoid-handcuffs-complaining-abuse/7374100002/|