Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo Avoids Red-Light Ticket After May 15 Stop
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo Avoids Red-Light Ticket After May 15 Stop
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Summary
Body-camera footage shows Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, 63, being stopped on May 15 for allegedly running a red light and then released without a citation.
The officer began explaining the violation on Lombardo’s drive to the airport with his wife, Donna, but let him go after a brief exchange in which the governor said, “I’m Joe Lombardo.”
The stop has stirred debate in Nevada over whether the state’s governor received special treatment, a sensitive issue as Lombardo runs for re-election.