Former Campaign Manager for Michele Bachmann Bill Pulkrabek Arrested for Assault

UPDATE: South Washington County Bulletin: Pulkrabek, 41, was arrested by Woodbury police at 4:45 p.m. at 10993 Oak Grove Circle Apt. A. This address is from Washington County Property Records: LECLAIR BRIAN J 10993 OAK GROVE CIR # A WOODBURY MN 55129 WTF? Former State Sen. Brian LeClair? (more today at the City Pages) UPDATE #2: Nick Pinto has the police report at the City Pages Blotter - "Bill Pulkrabek domestic assault: Married politico dragged mistress by her hair". ... and the mugshot (click to make it bigger): UPDATE #3: Picture I took at the 6th District Convention in 2007: PiPress: Bill Pulkrabek, a longtime member of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, was arrested and jailed Monday on suspicion of felony domestic assault by strangulation and misdemeanor fifth-degree assault, a jail spokesperson said. Pulkrabek was a former is a Washington County Commissioner who once referred to homeless people as "jackasses" Andy Aplikowski took note of Pulkrabek's bad temper in this post from 2005: Going in, I thought Ron had it. I really did. Heck I was campaigning for him, with out being asked. I truly felt that it was not right to make a change at this time considering the options. Pulkrabek showed the fact that he was not strong enough to be a party leader. His speech was all over the place, and he came across well, bent. He had an axe to grind and he did it. His message was not fully developed. He just wasn’t happy with the Eibensteiner. Obviously the message of the day, but not enough alone. He got emotional during his speech and lost his cool. In 2009, Pulkrabek gave this quote to the City Pages: "I don't think she has any weaknesses," says Bill Pulkrabek, Bachmann's former campaign manager, now a Washington County commissioner. "DFL activists are blinded by their hatred for this woman. That's because she's not afraid to throw gas on the fire. She's not afraid to whip up our side." Pulkrabek was also quoted in this recent AP profile of Bachmann: Early on, Bachmann showed potential as an articulate and magnetic speaker, said Bill Pulkrabek, a Republican leader who helped assemble the school board slate. "People had been predicting her demise since Day One: 'Oh, she's a radical, she's too far right, she's too outspoken, she's too inflammatory,'" Pulkrabek said. "The fact of the matter is, with the exception of the first race, she wins." Bachmann & Pulkrabek's convention signs can be seen together in this video. Pulkrabek's website is still up - http://www.billpulkrabek.com. (H/T Steve H)