College Republican Arrested, Claims Setup

[NNN0LHI]

http://hburgnews.com/2010/11/11/arrested-college-republican-says-he-was-set-up/

Jeremy Aldrich -- November 11th, 2010

Andrew Jones, a local Republican activist, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing credit cards from several JMU students and using them at Harrisonburg area stores, but he insists that he is innocent and that he was “setup” by the alleged victims because of his sexual orientation.

According to The Breeze, Andrew Lewis Jones was arrested yesterday morning at his home in Broadway and charged with 33 counts of credit card theft, forgery and fraud. snip

Jones was an intern for the Bob McDonnell gubernatorial campaign in 2009 and was Deputy Campaign Manager for Tony Wilt‘s bid for House of Delegates earlier this year. McDonnell and Wilt are among many Republican politicians who have opposed including homosexuals in state discrimination laws.

[Canuckistanian]

1. What a loser

Gets caught stealing then claims to be harassed because he's gay. And how do you get tricked into committing 33 counts of frad and theft?

Just wait until his Repub buddies learn of this sudden "coming out".

[Botany]

2. Now did he steal the cards because he is gay or a republican?

:yoiks:

From the article ..... the real reason was the drinking :rofl:

Jones, 18, said he dropped out of JMU last night and will transfer to another school, citing
the school’s culture of underage drinking as one reason he felt he didn’t fit in.

[rfranklin]

3. He'll be very welcome at Bob Jones Univeristy...

As long as he undergoes conversion to hetero.

[Ian David]

4. He's admitting he did it.

UPDATED: Student impersonator charged with credit card fraud

JMU's College Republicans are denying the claims against the organization by the 18-year-old Broadway man accused of credit card fraud.

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Before his arrest, Jones was an active member in the local Republican Party and campaigned for Sen. John McCain in 2008. Jones was also a former intern for Gov. Bob McDonnell's campaign in 2009 and he was the deputy campaign manager for Tony Wilt, a state congressman.

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Thursday morning, Jones' deactivated his Facebook account that had identified him as a member of JMU '14. His Twitter account @jonesal14 is still active.

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"Jones admitted involvement to using credit cards illegally," Hess said about his interview of Jones after the arrest.

More:
http://www.breezejmu.org/news/article_dc122a24-ed35-11df-9f2d-00127992bc8b.html

[Ian David]

5. Well, we know what he's buying with the credit cards...

Just bought President Bush's new book. So excited to start reading it!!
1:47 PM Nov 9th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitter.com/JonesAl14/status/2069696186687488

My newest fav-- Gingerbread Frap. Soo good! http://yfrog.com/2hu8rwj
12:35 AM Nov 6th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitter.com/JonesAl14/status/768196013465601

Needs to buy at least 3 different halloween costumes. Call me crazy? 12:25 AM Oct 27th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitter.com/JonesAl14/status/28859716937