A Lancaster, Pennsylvania man was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, harassment and criminal mischief after allegedly posting anti-Biden stickers on a gas pump.
The incident was filmed and posted on Facebook by a user named Aaron Philips from two different angles.
Philips posted:
"Happened today at Turkey Hill... in Lancaster, [Pennsylvania 03/31/22 at about 12:50PM."
"This guy stuck stickers on a gas pump, got yelled at by a clerk for doing so and went crazy afterwards."
"Shout out to Manor Township Police Department, East Hempfield and Manheim township for handling the situation quickly and correctly! The guy admits he stuck the stickers there, he 'chased after the camera' and got to where he is now…"
"The build up was just him yelling and flipping out at the clerk for him putting the sticker on the pump."
ABC27 identified the man in the video as 54 year old Thomas Richard Glazewski.
One video, filmed a safe distance away from the police and Glazewski, shows Glazewski cursing at the responding officers and pointing at the stickers, yelling "I did that!"
Glazewski then tries to run away, but a responding officer tackles him to the ground. Whilst on the ground, Glazewski continues to curse at and fight with the officer as he is arrested.
A second video shows the moment an arrested Glazewski is put into the police car, still screaming and cursing. It takes three officers to safely secure him inside the vehicle.
Documents obtained by ABC27 also stated a gas station employee told authorities the stickers were sprayed with a substance that makes them harder to remove.
People on Facebook were happy with how the officers handled Glazewski.
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And on Twitter, people from other states shared similar stories of people putting political stickers on gas pumps.
I took one off at a Costco station and the Costco employee told if those people are caught they lose their membership.— TheHag3\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@TheHag3\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1649513095
These stickers appeared at my local gas station here in CT. I removed them. The other day I noticed they were back, but partially removed. I wondered why it was harder to peal them off the 2nd go round.\nNever mind that gas prices came down in the interim.— Karen Hanson (@Karen Hanson) 1649503890
We pulled these off of pumps in Vegas weeks ago\u2026 My dad, the most even-keeled and not easily bothered, was so upset\u2026 the sticker was bad, but seeing him sad and frustrated was the worst part— Megs (@Megs) 1649501196
Every time I see those, I rip them off the pumps.— Chris Meadows (@Chris Meadows) 1649591024
They're everywhere. My local stations' pumps are covered with them. Peeling them off have gotten harder as the culprits have switched to vinyl coated paper. Cheaper and leave their mark making the act one of true vandalism. Disgusting.— Deb Kozikowski (@Deb Kozikowski) 1649517558
I\u2019ve been ripping off the \u201cBiden Did This\u201d stickers on the gas pumps as I come across them in my stupid town. Wish I could also rip off the \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d and the \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d stickers on their damn cars.— BrixBuilder (@BrixBuilder) 1649484673
It began a discussion about how these acts of vandalism and this man's unhinged behavior when caught are a symptom of the sad state citizens of the United States are in.
It goes to show you that Americans today could not win a battle like the Battle for Britain b/c we are so divided. Those should be Putin stickers.https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1512657938812448773?s=20&t=P2nY9uK7FXqdh4iaC-mQzw\u00a0\u2026— Dev (@Dev) 1649481075
I have been to that Turkey Hill many many times. I love Lancaster but it is a politically scary place. In 2016 the Mennonite houses had tRump signs.— sammi standswithUkraine\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b (@sammi standswithUkraine\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b) 1649505911
They are confirmation of how broken we are. There is no pleasure to be had in them.— Tinkering Tailoring Tom (@Tinkering Tailoring Tom) 1649482996
Like so many that shout they are about law and order they think it applies to everyone else but not them.— Barry Sensa (@Barry Sensa) 1649484509
And if you have been as unfortunate as me to have been inundated with the PA Maga candidates for governor and senator you hear the same vitriol on every commercial. Only they can fix it.— JoPav (@JoPav) 1649505022
This is what the constant hate mongering on Fox and other extreme media lead to. Oh, and to insurrections.\n\nChange the channel.\nand try these ideas\n@stopdisinfo24_7pic.twitter.com/Y48Nu3K2Bp— Smilingsoozeq (@Smilingsoozeq) 1649569428
Everyone is entitled to their own political opinions, but this was not an an appropriate way to express them.
A preliminary hearing in the criminal case has been scheduled for April 26.