Did you know that the “taking the knee” protest had a few takers in the world of professional baseball?
Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first in the MLB to take the knee during the National Anthem, which he first did in late September.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ4UUQI_6-o
Not long after taking the knee, he claimed that a waiter in his Alabama hometown of Huntsville refused him service, after identifying him as the MLB player who took a knee during the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
His allegations were quickly disputed by the waiter, who told Fox News, “He is outright lying. This is really upsetting as he was given full service, I didn’t even know who Bruce Maxwell was.”
Matt Henry, a 42-year-old waiter at Keegan’s Public House, continued, “This all started because I carded his friend who wanted to order a beer.”
That was only a week ago…. and on Saturday, he was arrested on a gun charge.
As Fox reported, “Maxwell has been arrested on a gun charge. The Oakland Athletics catcher allegedly pointed a gun at a female food delivery person in Scottsdale, Ariz. Scottsdale police said officers went to Maxwell’s home Saturday night after getting a call about a person with a gun. Maxwell was booked on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct.”
But it gets worse. According to TMZ, Maxwell actually berated and cussed out officers attempting to arrest him. From the report: “As the investigation continued, cops say Maxwell ‘began making anti-police statements and utilized excessive profanity.’ When cops decided to arrest him, he initially refused to comply.”
Needless to say, if found guilty, Maxwell’s career is about to collapse even faster than Colin Kaepernick’s. Good riddance, I say.
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