10 guns confiscated from Trump aide Parscale’s home after call from wife: police
Parscale was taken to a Florida hospital by police
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police officers confiscated 10 guns from former Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale's home on Sunday after a neighbor called police following an argument between Parscale and his wife, according to police reports.
Parscale was taken to a Florida hospital on Sunday by Fort Lauderdale police after a brief but tense standoff in which he barricaded himself in his home with firearms and threatened to harm himself, officials said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Parscale's wife, Candice, told police that Parscale had started loading a handgun while they were arguing. She "immediately fled" the couple's home and met the neighbor who called the police, responding officer Timothy Skaggs wrote in a report.
Candice Parscale "heard a loud bang shortly after [then] they realized that Bradley did not shoot himself when they heard Bradley ranting and pacing around the residence," Skaggs wrote.
Police made note of bruises on Candice Parscale.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"While speaking with Candice I observed several bruises on both arms (photographs were taken and uploaded into evidence.com) which she advised occurred a few days ago, during a physical altercation with Bradley, which she did not report," Skaggs wrote.
Brad Parscale, who was the Trump campaign's digital director, was named the president's 2020 campaign manager for his re-election bid. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Brad Parscale was tackled by SWAT officers on his driveway and had a beer in his hand, according to police documentation.
“We went out and it was very short,” Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Karen Dietrich told the Sun-Sentinel on Sunday. “We went and got him help.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Parscale was replaced as Trump’s campaign manager in mid-July by veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien after a series of polls showed the president trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. He is currently the senior adviser for data and digital operations.
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Dietrich added that Parscale did not threaten police and willingly went with law enforcement under Florida’s Baker Act – a law that allows police to detain a person who they believe is a threat to themselves or others. Parscale was taken to a local hospital.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Politics aside, this fellow obviously suffers from emotional distress,” Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told the Sun-Sentinel. "I’m glad he didn’t do any harm to himself or others. I commend our SWAT team for being able to negotiate a peaceful ending to this."
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Parscale ran Trump’s digital advertising in 2016 and was credited with helping bring about his surprise victory.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Andrew O'Reilly, Nick Givas, John Roberts, Kathleen Reuschle, Gregg Re and Ashley Cozzolino contributed to this report.