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Tampa Bay Times: Clearwater council candidate [Aaron Smith-Levin] caused bar altercations, reports say
Aaron Smith-Levin, a candidate for City Council Seat 5, acknowledged the disturbances. “I am a work in progress,” he said
Clearwater council candidate caused bar altercations, reports say
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Twice over the last two years, law enforcement officers have been called to local bars to quell altercations involving Aaron Smith-Levin, now a candidate for Clearwater City Council.
Smith-Levin, 41, was accused of behaving belligerently and provoking both incidents with vulgar insults, but neither resulted in charges, according to law enforcement records.
Asked to comment on the incidents, Smith-Levin issued a statement blaming the “hell” and “unbelievable stress” of leaving the Church of Scientology, where he spent his early life as a staffer before defecting about seven years ago. He is basing his council campaign on a pledge to stand up against the church’s dominating presence in downtown and challenge its tax-exempt status.
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Aaron Smith-Levin, a candidate for City Council Seat 5, acknowledged the disturbances. “I am a work in progress,” he said
Clearwater council candidate caused bar altercations, reports say
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Twice over the last two years, law enforcement officers have been called to local bars to quell altercations involving Aaron Smith-Levin, now a candidate for Clearwater City Council.
Smith-Levin, 41, was accused of behaving belligerently and provoking both incidents with vulgar insults, but neither resulted in charges, according to law enforcement records.
Asked to comment on the incidents, Smith-Levin issued a statement blaming the “hell” and “unbelievable stress” of leaving the Church of Scientology, where he spent his early life as a staffer before defecting about seven years ago. He is basing his council campaign on a pledge to stand up against the church’s dominating presence in downtown and challenge its tax-exempt status.
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