Bethel Rep faces motor vehicle charges
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on November 18th, 2009
Newtown police booking photo of Jason Bartlett.
Newtown (WTNH) – A Connecticut state representative faces multiple violations after he was pulled over by police in Newtown.
Rep. Jason Bartlett was pulled over just before 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning on Church Road.
According to police, Bartlett was was talking on his cell phone without a hands free device.
Police also said Bartlett was driving on a suspended license, and he was in a car that was not registered.
Bartlett, a Democrat, represents the 2nd District which covers Bethel, Danbury and Redding.
14 comments
Comment from: Ordinary Citizen [Visitor] 
What?? He's a Democrat for God's sake... Don't they know that he's exempt from obeying the law in Connecticut????
11/18/09 @ 13:33
Comment from: Concerned Citizen [Visitor]
I wonder if the local media will crucify him for his three Class C misdemeanors just like they did to Bethel's First Selectman when he was only charged with ONE Class B misdemeanor. He was subjected to numerous front page headlines and a critical editorial, but I bet this story just gets pushed under the carpet by that rag.
11/18/09 @ 14:31
How much you folks wanna bet that what he was caught doing is small potatos compared to other things he has done? Ever notice jerks like this who have a cavalier attitude towards the law tend to break them as a matter of course?
11/18/09 @ 15:27
Comment from: anonymous [Visitor]
Could not happen to a nicer guy. He is one of the jerka**es who wanted DSCC to kick Lieberman out of the Dummycrat Party.
he is just another liberal Lamont blowhard supporter.
11/18/09 @ 17:47
Comment from: whatapunk [Visitor]
Bartlett is such an arrogant pompous a**.
I feel badly for the people of Bethel who have this jerk as their State Rep.
Hopefully in 2010 they will dump this idiot and elect someone who has brains instead of sitting on them.
11/18/09 @ 18:04
Comment from: Ira [Visitor]
Disgraceful.
He should resign, not only because of this, but because he's not competent in my opinion.
He is not helping the towns of Bethel or Danbury, but has discovered fame as an openly gay and black legislator. We could care less about his race or orientation and care more about him serving the needs of his district.
Aside from his dishonest reply regarding the motor vehicle incident, he currently owes Bethel back taxes and for a long time, I was told he did not pay his water bills to the city of New Haven for properties he owned there.
He has been able to get most of the liens released and I think the water bill issue with New Haven was resolved, but there is clearly a pattern here. Jason is a nice guy in a one on one meeting, but people I know on various town boards say he is ineffective as a state rep, and actually has done little of substance to help the people of Danbury or Bethel.
Time for change. Jason, step aside while you can leave with some dignity.
Thanks for the time you have given the people of Danbury and Bethel.
11/20/09 @ 09:15
Comment from: Al the Blogger [Visitor]
Nothing but racism. Look at what you people are saying. Horrible, disgusting hatred you people have.
11/20/09 @ 11:08
Comment from: what a punk [Visitor]
Jason Bartlett should be kicked out of the Legislature. He breaks the law and everyone wants to give this liberal scumbag thug a free pass.
This Liberal Lamont supporting blowhard who had the nuts to push to try and get Lieberman kicked out of the Democratic Party just to help his career should be thrown out of office.
Scum like him and those stupid dumba** lamo liberal bloggers are the reason everyone needs to vote Republican and send a loud message to these liberal freaks that we are taking our state and country back !!
11/20/09 @ 12:09
Comment from: what a punk [Visitor]
I look at Bartlett's Photo and hear the theme from Dragnet in my head. This is so hilarious after he and his liberal blogger cohorts bashed Lieberman.
This could not of happened to a nicer guy and this proves he is a lying scumbag now saying he never got a letter from DMV !!!
Vote GOP and send this lying loser back to Bethel or Danbury or wherever he lives.
11/20/09 @ 16:23
Comment from: Ira [Visitor]
Racism?
Resorting to that type of name clling is pathetic and a symptom of a weak argument.
And what race do you suppose I am? If I am Asian, Hispanic, or a mixed race - will that give me the right to have an opinion that state legislators should follow the laws and be held to a higher standard?
I think Jason should resign - there are lots of other jobs he could do. For that matter, I think Scribner shoudl resign also due to his tax issues.
You are the racist and you have zero credibility.
11/20/09 @ 17:33
Comment from: what a punk [Visitor]
Bartlett should resign!! He is a horse's a** if he really believes that The People OF Connecticut believe his I did not know my license was suspended by the DMV story. What a bunch of bulls**t.
Either he is braindead, stupid, retarded or all three.
Bartlett is an Anti-Lieberman Pro Lamont Scumb*g so anything he says or does like all the liberals who backed the idiot savant has no weight.
11/20/09 @ 19:58
Comment from: what a punk [Visitor]
Bartlett belongs in an Orange Jumpsuit and in prison!!!
Vote him and all the lousy Democrats out in 2010.
Down with Liberals
11/22/09 @ 16:16
Comment from: what a joke [Visitor]
I see Channel 8 is as usual coddling Liberal Democrats.
2008 3oth District State Senate Candidate Michael Renzullo caught for same offense as Jason Bartlett and it gets swept under the rug.
I love how they stick up for a Democrat But if this was a Republican they would be all over it.
11/23/09 @ 13:34
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