A man who claimed he was campaigning for 2020 hopeful Beto O’Rourke was arrested Tuesday after allegedly breaking into a Texas home and eating a Popsicle.
James Bradford Gibbon II, 28, was wearing a T-shirt supporting O’Rourke when police caught him coming out of a home.
A woman who owned the house said she walked in on him eating a Popsicle in her kitchen. Her son then called 911.
Before the break-in, a neighbor asked Gibbon what he was doing and Gibbon responded that he was “campaigning for Beto for president,” according to the arrest affidavit.
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Police said Gibbon admitted that he did not have permission to enter the home and he looked through a wallet and briefcase and tried to gain access to an iPad when he took a Popsicle.
A spokesman for O’Rourke told the Austin American-Statesman that Gibbon was never employed by the campaign.
Gibbon has been charged with burglary of a residence for allegedly taking the Popsicle. He is being held at the Travis County Correctional Complex on $12,000 bail, according to jail records.
