Talk about police brutality. Wendell Pierce, an actor well known to fans of HBO’s The Wire as Detective Bunk Moreland, was arrested early Saturday for simple battery. Pierce, a Hillary Clinton supporter, allegedly assaulted a Bernie Sanders fan. TMZ reports:
“The Wire” star Wendell Pierce was arrested Saturday after allegedly physically assaulting a woman supporting Bernie Sanders. Sources at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta tell us the actor struck up a convo with the woman and her boyfriend at around 3:30 AM. The talk turned political and Wendell — a big Hillary Clinton supporter — got upset when the woman declared her support for Bernie.
Upon hearing about Pierce’s alleged illegal activity, Maryland state senator Clay Davis simply expressed surprise.
