A Florida official told a state trooper “I run the county” after he was pulled over on the highway last month.
“Usually I give warnings, I give breaks. But it looks like you’ve been written a warning already,” he said before informing Mullins that he was receiving a citation.
As the trooper discussed Mullins' ticket, the commissioner interrupted and said, “I run the county.”
“You run the county?” the officer asked, to which Mullins, 51, replied, “Yeah, I’m chairman of the county commission,” per the clip.
“I just have to explain,” the trooper responded. “I don’t want any miscommunication.” He then continued to explain Mullins' options before allowing the commissioner to leave.
Mullins and the Flagler County Commission did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“I lost track of time while and while taking calls and dealing with traffic knowing I was behind schedule, I was not paying attention to my speed nor the limit,” he wrote.
Mullins requested that points “not be noted if possible” on his license and his record and promised to “pay more attention to my speed and be aware of my time” moving forward.
This was the second time Mullins, who is currentlyseeking re-electionto his District 4 seat, had been stopped for speeding in just a two-week span, according to theDaytona Beach News-JournalandFlaglerLive.
A separate citation said Mullins was pulled over on June 2 in a gray 2018 Mercedes Benz SUV for driving 89 mph in a 60-mph zone in the express lane on the eastbound side of Interstate 4, per the outlet.
Mullins was described as “extremely condescending, belligerent, illogical and disrespectful” during the stop, and at one point “flashed his business card to get out of ticket.”
FHP released dashcam footagefrom the June 2 incidentas well, in which one of the two troopers at the scene warned Mullins that he could be arrested if he exited his vehicle.
Similar to his most recent letter, Mullins asked that point not be put on his driving record as a result of the ticket and promised “to pay more attention to my speed and be aware of my time so it will not put me in a rush situation.”
source: people.com
