'I run your budget bro!' Michigan's youngest ever lawmaker, 26, 'threatens to call governor on cops after crashing his car while drunk - and then gets pepper sprayed while resisting arrest'
Michigan House Rep. Jewell Jones, 26, is accused of driving drunk with a loaded gun and fighting with police during an April 6 arrest
Jones, who made history as a 21 year old in 2016 by becoming the youngest-ever member of the Michigan House, allegedly used his position to taunt police
'If you hit me it's going to be very bad for you. I'll call Governor Whitmer right now' Jones said while resisting arrest, according to police
Jones was pepper sprayed and tasered twice during the altercation
His blood alcohol content was 0.19, more than double the the legal driving limit of 0.08, according to the report
Jones lawyer said he is presumed innocent
By Christopher Eberhart For Dailymail.Com
Published: 12:38 EDT, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 15:06 EDT, 23 April 2021
A Michigan state lawmaker threatened to call Governor Gretchen Whitmer on cops who arrested him after he crashed his car while drunk, according to a police report.
Rep. Jewell Jones, 26, is accused of driving at twice the drink-drive limit with a loaded gun in his cup holder when he crashed his black Chevy into a ditch on the side of I-96 in Fowlerville, about 65 miles outside of Detroit.
He allegedly taunted state troopers who responded to the scene on April 6, telling them he ran their budget, and was pepper sprayed and tasered twice while resisting arrest, police say.
'I’m telling you if you do, it's not going to be good for you. I run y’all budget bro,' Jones told police, according to the police report.
Jones made history in 2016 by becoming the youngest-ever member of the Michigan House at the age of 21.
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