![]() Grant apologized, told the officer it wouldn’t happen again and galloped away, according to The Evening Star. ![]() “Your fast driving, sir, has set the example for a lot of other gentlemen.” President, that you are violating the law by speeding along this street,” West responded respectfully. Trump was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in Manhattan. “Well, officer, what do you want with me?” Grant said, seeming a bit annoyed. West held up his hand and stopped him, which Grant did with some trouble. One of them happened to be driven by the sitting president of the United States. While speaking with witnesses he saw another group of speeding carriages bounding towards him. Police officers in the capital had received numerous complaints of speeding carriages and after a mother and child were badly hurt when they were run over, West was sent out to investigate. Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Evening Star said Grant, who served as the 18th US President from 1869 to 1877, was a lover of fast horses and a skilled driver who would sometimes let his horses take off “to test their mettle.” Grant was reportedly caught for speeding his horse-drawn carriage in the nation’s capital in 1872. West - a Black man and Civil War veteran.Īccording to the article by 1908, West, then retired, “decided to let the public know the true story of the arrest.” 27, 1908, edition of the Washington Evening Star in an article titled “Only Policeman Who Ever Arrested a President,” according to WaPo. Lanier in 2012, but the bizarre story was detailed in an article Sept. Grant’s arrest was confirmed by former DC Police Chief Cathy L. Trump is the first president to ever be indicted, and will be the first former president to be arrested. when he was a sitting president, according to a report published at the turn of the century, the Washington Post reported. Grant was busted for speeding in his carriage at the corner of 13th and M streets in Washington D.C. While a criminal case has never been brought against an ex-US president, back in 1872, Grant - the military general who won the Civil War for the Union, faced his own trouble with the law when he was a sitting president. He’s expected to surrender and be arraigned next Tuesday, sources told The Post. Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan related to hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Grant, was arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage. Musk wants ‘just a normal person with common sense’ for president in 2024ĭonald Trump on Thursday became the first former president ever to be indicted - though over 150 years ago a sitting president, Ulysses S. CFO Allen Weisselberg released from Rikers Island Jim Jordan’s subpoena: ‘No one is above the law’Įx-Trump Org. ![]() ![]() ‘Equity’ sickens US medicine, Trump sides with Disney and other commentaryįederal judge shoots down Alvin Bragg’s bid to stop Rep. ![]()
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