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(47,953 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:31 PM Apr 2014

Police ID woman accused of throwing shoe at Hillary Clinton [View all]

By Tovin Lapan (contact) Tovin Lapan
Published Friday, April 11, 2014 | 10:38 a.m.

Metro Police identified a woman accused of throwing a shoe at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las Vegas on Thursday as Alison Michelle Ernst and arrested her on a count of disorderly conduct.

Ernst, 36, of Arizona was released Thursday night from the Clark County Detention Center, Metro Police Officer Jose Hernandez said. No bail information was immediately available.

Clinton was a few minutes into her keynote address at the annual convention of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries at Mandalay Bay when Ernst approached the stage and threw a Puma soccer cleat at the former secretary of state, said Brian Spellacy, special agent in charge of the Las Vegas office of the Secret Service.

Clinton ducked the shoe and was unharmed.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/apr/11/police-id-woman-accused-throwing-shoe-hillary-clin/

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Police ID woman accused of throwing shoe at Hillary Clinton [View all] n2doc Apr 2014 OP

I just hope she does not realize nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #1

Gotta wonder about the security there n2doc Apr 2014 #4

When you watch the vid nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #5

Her throw was waaaay high and wide tech3149 Apr 2014 #21

Gee, disorderly conduct seems like an almost insignificant Laurian Apr 2014 #2

That charge doesn't prevent them from charging her with more later. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #10

The charge should be attempted murder gopiscrap Apr 2014 #3

You think she was attempting to murder her? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #7

If a cleat hit her in the head gopiscrap Apr 2014 #9

If you punch someone you could kill them but that doesn't mean you charge PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #12

i don't think they use metal cleats anymore, but you have a point. dionysus Apr 2014 #35

Or attempted assault with a weapon. Eric J in MN Apr 2014 #11

LOL Wuh? Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #15

it wasnt attempted murder.. Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #39

It's a good thing Hillary had previous experience with Bosnian snipers. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #6

LOL! I remember that Politicalboi Apr 2014 #18

That's hilarious! PeteSelman Apr 2014 #28

Good memory!!!! dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #36

A soccer cleat! Nine Apr 2014 #8

Yes, Hillary Clinton could have been hurt (NT) Eric J in MN Apr 2014 #13

Killed even Capt. Obvious Apr 2014 #16

what i seen donco Apr 2014 #14

someone grab her facebook page before it's scrubbed leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #17

OMG! It was a PUMA soccer shoe? You can't make that sort of thing up. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #19

I didn't catch that! n/t n2doc Apr 2014 #20

Yeah, I caught that too Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #25

same person? wingzeroday Apr 2014 #22

Looks like it Warpy Apr 2014 #34

Shoe thrower Alison spells with one "l", no criminal history DesertRat Apr 2014 #38

one more link wingzeroday Apr 2014 #23

Another link. Skidmore Apr 2014 #24

Thanks wingzeroday Apr 2014 #26

She's obviously got some mental issues .... and clearly another one of these Alex Jones maniacs. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #27

The shoe thrower spells Alison with one "l" and is from Phoenix DesertRat Apr 2014 #37

Clearly a patsy. I believe that there was a second thrower. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #29

Don't they usually come in pairs? Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #30

She "threw a Puma soccer cleat"? Is there a message in that choice? Hekate Apr 2014 #31

She's got that "I know what's REALLY going on, youuu sheeeepul!" look to her. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #32

Now she's just a rebel without a shoe. Blue Owl Apr 2014 #33