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2023-10-01 23:02:24 UTC
https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-jan-6-prosecutor-accused-stabbing-
driver-tampa-road-rage-fight
A former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor whose tenure included
January 6 cases has been accused of stabbing a Florida man in a road rage
fight on a bridge outside Tampa, Florida.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Patrick Douglas Scruggs, a 38-
year-old attorney, on the Howard Frankland Bridge after he allegedly
hacked up a 35-year-old man with a pocket knife, according to authorities.
The incident began when the victim slumped over in his driver's seat and
stopped traffic during the morning rush hour Tuesday.
A pair of good Samaritans went to check on him, and he woke up, hit the
gas and crashed into the car in front of him, according to police.
Then he put his car in reverse and backed into Scruggs.
Eyewitness pictures obtained by FOX 13 Tampa show the lawyer standing
outside his car gesturing near the driver's window.
Scruggs is accused of smashing through the window and stabbing him
multiple times. Witness Tara Iglinski told the outlet she saw blood
covering the victim's arms.
"It doesn't matter who he is," Iglinski said. "What he did was really,
really scary. And the way he reacted there was really frightening."
According to police, he turned the knife on the good Samaritans too, and
they left without injury.
The victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but was expected
to survive. Scruggs was taken to the Pinellas County Jail, where he was
booked on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated
assault and armed burglary.
He was released Tuesday evening on a $65,000 surety bond.
Scruggs represented the DOJ in some defendants initial court appearances
for cases involving the Capitol riot on January 6. Scruggs involvement
irked at least one suspect, who took his complaints to X, the social media
platform previously known as Twitter. The DOJ noted that prosecutions were
carried separately by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of
Columbia.
"My crimes were so egregious that he demanded I wear an ankle monitor, be
drug tested at random, surrender my passports, be restricted to middle
district of Florida, and given a nightly curfew," wrote Adam Johnson, who
was photographed carrying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during
the riot. "What restrictions do you think he should get for stabbing a man
repeatedly in public?"
Johnson ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of entering or remaining in
a restricted building.
"While I was never afforded the luxury of innocence until proven guilty, I
refuse to deny him that right," Johnson told Fox News Digital Thursday.
"Everyone has the right to defense and counsel, and he will have his
opportunity to explain why he was seen holding a weapon over the victim
who was covered in blood."
Scruggs' lawyer, John Nohlgren, asked that the public keep "an open mind"
and noted that suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
"This was a chaotic situation involving multiple crashes caused by only
one person on one of our areas busiest bridges," he said. "That person
was not Mr. Scruggs. There is much more to this incident than what is
being reported, and we are diligently working to bring to light the full
facts of what occurred."
He also noted his client's former career as a federal prosecutor.
"He has no prior criminal history and has spent nearly his entire career
protecting the people of this country," he said.
Scruggs recently began working for an Atlanta-based private firm, Barnes &
Thornburg, which told FOX 13 that he is no longer employed there following
his arrest.
EDITORS NOTE: This report has been updated to clarify Scruggs role in
January 6 attack cases.
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driver-tampa-road-rage-fight
A former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor whose tenure included
January 6 cases has been accused of stabbing a Florida man in a road rage
fight on a bridge outside Tampa, Florida.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Patrick Douglas Scruggs, a 38-
year-old attorney, on the Howard Frankland Bridge after he allegedly
hacked up a 35-year-old man with a pocket knife, according to authorities.
The incident began when the victim slumped over in his driver's seat and
stopped traffic during the morning rush hour Tuesday.
A pair of good Samaritans went to check on him, and he woke up, hit the
gas and crashed into the car in front of him, according to police.
Then he put his car in reverse and backed into Scruggs.
Eyewitness pictures obtained by FOX 13 Tampa show the lawyer standing
outside his car gesturing near the driver's window.
Scruggs is accused of smashing through the window and stabbing him
multiple times. Witness Tara Iglinski told the outlet she saw blood
covering the victim's arms.
"It doesn't matter who he is," Iglinski said. "What he did was really,
really scary. And the way he reacted there was really frightening."
According to police, he turned the knife on the good Samaritans too, and
they left without injury.
The victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but was expected
to survive. Scruggs was taken to the Pinellas County Jail, where he was
booked on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated
assault and armed burglary.
He was released Tuesday evening on a $65,000 surety bond.
Scruggs represented the DOJ in some defendants initial court appearances
for cases involving the Capitol riot on January 6. Scruggs involvement
irked at least one suspect, who took his complaints to X, the social media
platform previously known as Twitter. The DOJ noted that prosecutions were
carried separately by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of
Columbia.
"My crimes were so egregious that he demanded I wear an ankle monitor, be
drug tested at random, surrender my passports, be restricted to middle
district of Florida, and given a nightly curfew," wrote Adam Johnson, who
was photographed carrying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during
the riot. "What restrictions do you think he should get for stabbing a man
repeatedly in public?"
Johnson ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of entering or remaining in
a restricted building.
"While I was never afforded the luxury of innocence until proven guilty, I
refuse to deny him that right," Johnson told Fox News Digital Thursday.
"Everyone has the right to defense and counsel, and he will have his
opportunity to explain why he was seen holding a weapon over the victim
who was covered in blood."
Scruggs' lawyer, John Nohlgren, asked that the public keep "an open mind"
and noted that suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
"This was a chaotic situation involving multiple crashes caused by only
one person on one of our areas busiest bridges," he said. "That person
was not Mr. Scruggs. There is much more to this incident than what is
being reported, and we are diligently working to bring to light the full
facts of what occurred."
He also noted his client's former career as a federal prosecutor.
"He has no prior criminal history and has spent nearly his entire career
protecting the people of this country," he said.
Scruggs recently began working for an Atlanta-based private firm, Barnes &
Thornburg, which told FOX 13 that he is no longer employed there following
his arrest.
EDITORS NOTE: This report has been updated to clarify Scruggs role in
January 6 attack cases.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.