Laxalt Was Arrested for Assaulting Police Officer

Nevada gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt (R) was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer in June 1996, according to police report summaries obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal.

Explained Laxalt: “When I was 17, I was at a friend’s house, when police suddenly started to enter and I reacted the wrong way—trying to keep them from coming in and asking for a warrant. Today, as a law enforcement officer, I understand they were just doing their jobs. If I could go back and knock some sense into that drunk teenager I would. As a result of this and other incidents with alcohol, I got sober at 18, found God, and put my life back on track.”