INVESTIGATION: AG Candidate Threatened Law Enforcement Officer
Friday, August 20, 2010
According to the report, Archambault launched into an expletive-ridden tirade about how the officer had no jurisdiction to pull him over and was risking his career by doing so.
“This is not worth f—ing up your career over,” Archambault told Officer Adam Hill during the roadside altercation, according to the incident report on the April 22 stop. “You have no idea who you’re talking to. You picked the wrong guy to pull over.”
Archambault—for reasons that are not clear in the report—mentioned that he had a pilot’s license, a master scuba diver certification, and 4th-degree black belt.
He then informed the officer that, “I will be running for Attorney General for the State of RI in 2010 with the full backing of the state Democratic Party, and I will win!” according to the report.
Archambault did not formally announce his run for Attorney General until about a year later. And he ended up not winning the state party endorsement this summer.
Spokesman Claims Story Is Made Up
According to the officer, Archambault had been speeding and swerving through traffic on Route 4 in Scituate. When the officer ran the back plate on Archambault’s Nissan SUV, it turned up stolen.
After Hill pulled in for a closer look, he saw Archambault, a retired Jamestown police officer, holding his badge up to the window and shouting at him to slow down.
After that, the two cars played a game of cat-and-mouse as Hill tried to navigate behind the car. “I was taken aback at this behavior and thought the operator was unstable,” the officer wrote. “I was confused as I did not believe an off-duty police officer would be displaying such behavior.”
Archambault tells officer ‘You’re f—ing up, brother’
Eventually, Archambault pulled over—before Hill turned on his emergency lights or siren. Archambault told Hill he had rented the car because his BMW was in the shop.
But when Hill asked for rental documents or receipts to confirm that, Archambault lit into him. “‘You’re f—ing up, brother. You have no jurisdiction to ask me for that,” Hill recalled Archambault saying.
Hill repeated that the plates had turned up stolen. “He did not believe me and suggested that I have [an] ego problem, I’m on a power trip, and I was doing all this because he was driving faster than me.”
It turns out that the plates had been reissued by the DMV—but Archambault, according to the officer’s account, was upset that he had to be bothered in the first place and asked if his name would appear in any official reports.
“He then stated, ‘Now I guess there is one question left to answer. When my name is researched, is my name going to come up in a DEM incident report?’” Hill states in his report.
AG Campaign Disputes Account
The Archambault campaign last night disputed the whole account.
“The DEM officer’s account of the event is flat out inaccurate and wrong. The facts are that the DEM official was speeding. When he stopped at a light, Mr. Archambault indicated he should slow down,” said Archambault spokesman Rob Horowitz.
“He became agitated and then followed Mr. Archambault closely and began to flash his lights. Mr. Archambault pulled over. The DEM official was out of his jurisdiction and had no authority to stop Mr. Archambault. The bottom line is that Mr. Archambault broke no traffic laws.”
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Comments:
Jay N
7:31am on Friday, August 20, 2010
This guy wants to be the Top Cop ???? He is a criminal himself. Look at the smirk on his face, it must have been taken right after he was pulled over. I met this guy when he conned the folks (ran) in Smithfield. Why I beleive this story, because he was full of himself at that time, and it only seems to be getting worse.
Nick Patriarca
10:43am on Friday, August 20, 2010
If this report is accurate then he certainly acted inappropriatly .
but, not knowing the accuracy of the report
DEM officers are often want to be's , and
frequently go beyond their authority and juristiction . The truth of the occurane is
probably somewhere in the middle .
greg gabel
10:55am on Friday, August 20, 2010
I see this officer got a high grade in creative writing 101. I have to say this guy Kilmartin will stop at nothing to get the A.G. seat. I hope that we don't get 20 career polition like Kilmartin with his own memorable problems and baggage in the "Top Cop" position using all the low down tricks he can to get elected. I see we are for an old fashion campaign from the Kilmartin camp and they drew first blood.
Having met both canadates first hand I have found Mr Archambault word of honor is second to none, not as Mr Kilmartin short term memory problem and questionable character.
Greg G
Paul Treanor
11:37am on Friday, August 20, 2010
This is hilarious! I wouldn't call it Mel Gibson-esque, but wow! The best part is his line about having a pilot’s license, a master scuba diver certification, and 4th-degree black belt. I didn't know my scuba certification could get me out of a ticket! I'll have to try that.
Hank S
11:46am on Friday, August 20, 2010
Another politician who thinks they're above the law
Mark A. Markrush
1:03pm on Friday, August 20, 2010
this re-issue of a stolen plate is alarming. The D.M.V. should not be giving out stolen plates without a foolproof system of notifying the local authorities. What if this was a car load of young people on a night out driving around with what seem to be stolen plates? This whole incident should never have happened but we should be thankful it did not turn out a lot worse. I will be sure to ask the D.M.V. to please not give my kids stolen plates next month. One more thing to do.
John T
1:41pm on Friday, August 20, 2010
@ Greg Gabel
I don't know why you would try to push this on Kilmartin, he's in the lead. What does he have to gain from taking shots at Archambault? Ever think it could be Fernandez, or maybe that Go Local found the info?
I know your a big time Archambault supporter from the $1650 you gave him but clearly your guy is a maniac and in the wrong here. Also before you criticize others for their writing style why don't you learn how to spell. The correct spelling for "polition" is "politician"
Too bad he didn't rent a car from Autobody Concepts Greg, you would of made sure he had the right plates on right?
greg gabel
2:36pm on Friday, August 20, 2010
Come on John T I was complimenting his writing skills. The irony of it I meant pollution not politician ill take the slap.
btw its Auto Body is two words you can check it with the state info. Hope I gat a chance to shake your hand and look at the polls J T.
Greg
Erich Sturn
5:13pm on Friday, August 20, 2010
You can't donate more than $1000 in a calendar year, John T.
Jay N
7:31am on Saturday, August 21, 2010
Pilot's licence, master scuba diver certification, and a fourth degree black belt. Memo to Steven next time you get pulled over add in you went to Woodstock and helped paint the Newport Bridge, and you might get a free get out of jail pass.