Florida GOP House Candidate Threatens Cop’s Job During Minor Traffic Stop: “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”

Florida Politics reports:

Sarasota Republican Martin Hyde was cited Monday morning for failing to display the proper registration on his vehicle at a speeding stop, according to records obtained by Florida Politics. He was stopped at 9:45 a.m. on Feb. 14. That’s a minor enough infraction, one bearing a civil penalty of just $116. But apparently it was enough to irritate Hyde to the point of threatening an officer’s livelihood.

Officer Julia Beskin in her official report states that Hyde became belligerent when he was stopped. She wrote that Hyde, when he did not produce his registration immediately, told her to “look it up cause he did not have it.” That’s when he threatened her job. “Do you know who I am?” Hyde said before threatening to call the police chief. “This is going to end your career.” Hyde is challenging U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan in a Republican primary.

Read the full article. As you’ll see, Hyde, who has made multiple failed runs for local office, has a history of assholery and racism. Last year one of his rants before a school board earned him a spot in a Lincoln Project roundup of crackpots. Below is his latest campaign ad.