Flagler County commissioner tells Florida trooper, 'I run the county' after accused of speeding

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins says 'I run the county' to a state trooper after being stopped for going 92 mph, nearly 22 mph over the speed limit.

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[Gmanxxx]

200k Ferrari for a commish that probably makes 50k per year. That's a criminal. The insurance payments on the car would be like 2k per month. That's a criminal.

[ianstoysmgs]

I'm always amazed how "higher" up the chain they are the less humility they have.

[jcampbell]

He run the county and drive a Ferrari. IRS need to visit his office.

[heatherbroeske]

What an arrogant jerk! And he says the officer is putting lives at risk by pulling him over??!! Him ripping out of there is putting lives at risk with his excessive speed! He should’ve been put in jail for that!

[ndAmendment-Jeffrey]

Seems like this fool is making to much on the tax dollar payroll?

[Viscontidesigngroup]

The way he peels out - in front of oncoming traffic - pretty much says it all 😳

[bme]

After this airs on the news, he’ll be finding a new job

[Sergio-ohyt]

And this is the person that represents the law in our Great way to set an example to your county and to show leadership. Because of people like Mr. Mullins and the abuse of power mixed with corruption is that politics have a bad reputation.

[BigGator]

You think elected officials would have learned to keep their egos on check for the length and breath of a traffic stop. While Mr. Mullins didn't say anything wrong, those troopers don't give a flying rat's ass if you're the commission chair of a county or not. When a Trooper, Deputy, or Officer pulls you over, you be polite and don't volunteer information.

[TacticalTirpitzle]

"i run the county" yeah and this trooper enforces state law lmao

[drivecfl]

He's above the law.. yeah we know..

[bobbythompson]

I will be forming a petition and I will post the link to have this commissioner removed from office thank you everyone

[debrakleid]

He was running the county but maybe not after this using intimidation to get out of a ticket! Especially after he has had a recent ticket! Our elected officials shouldn’t expect to be let off for tickets or any crimes they may commit that the average person has to pay the price of!

[bobbythompson]

Hello everyone my name is Robert Thompson we have a foundation that is called drive safe arrive alive the reason why we started this foundation is because of people like this commissioner that doesn’t know how to lead by example I really wish everyone here and whoever reads this Will write to their commissioner to have him remove because people like him killed my daughter back in April 4, 2019 and it is going to be my mission and my family’s mission to honor my daughter and go after people like him who think he’s untouchable we need to get him out of the office because he needs to leave by example

[jeremiahjohnson]

The "Do you know who I am?" guy.

[davidlaidig]

Wow 13 days after a similar stop in his Mercedes SUV. Same mouth, same comment. Apparently he wrote a letter to some magistrate to keep points off his license. According to FOX anyway.

[craigfinnegan]

Why do I have the feeling Joe Mullin's strange violations are only going to get worse until there's a major tragedy? This has seriously bad Karma written all over it. Someone in power hell-bent on pushing the envelope with the law - it sounds all too dangerously familiar.

[getplaning]

Funny how the law and order folks treat their public safety officers when they see them in person.

[chrissavoy]

"I run the county" LOL!! WTF?? Does he want a hug or something? 🤣

[johnstandup]

How can he afford a Ferrari on his salary????