Nevada lawmaker, Steven Brooks, arrested after allegedly threatening fellow legislator

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks

/ KTVN

(CBS/AP) LAS VEGAS - A Nevada lawmaker was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening a fellow legislator.

Police say they began a search for Assemblyman Steven Brooks, on Saturday afternoon after receiving corroborating witness statements supporting the victim's report of a threat.

North Las Vegas police say Brooks was arrested without incident during a traffic stop, and booked into the Las Vegas jail on one count of intimidating a public officer by threat of physical violence.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that a source tells the paper that Brooks, 40, was in possession of a loaded gun at the time of his arrest.

Assembly Majority Leader William Horne declined to comment on the target of the threat, but says he and Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick have been provided extra security because of it.

Brooks, a Democrat, remained in jail Sunday afternoon.

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by ThinkWithYourBrain January 22, 2013 9:50 AM EST: Democrat Assembly Member: Funny how it's the democrats wanting to have major gun control and/or do away with guns, is it because they know they're all Nut Jobs and as this Assemblyman don't trust themselves?

Ft Hood~~~ Registered Democrat ~ Muslim

Columbine ~~~ Too young to vote; both families were registered Democrats and progressive liberals

Virginia Tech ~~~ Wrote hate mail to President Bush and to his staff ~ Registered Democrat

Colorado Theater ~~~ Registered Democrat; staff worker on the Obama campaign; Occupy Wall Street participant; progressive liberal

Connecticut School Shooter- ~~~ Registered Democrat; hated Christians,

Common thread is that all of these shooters were progressive, liberal Democrats.; Reply to this comment