Montclair Police Lt. James Carlucci sends a report about an arrest last night of a South Park Bar and Grill patron who started spitting at customers and threatening them, and then kicked, yelled profanities and spit at the police. Not smart. He’s now in jail with bond set at $50,000. Details follow.
Montclair Police were called to South Park Bar and Grill on August 24th, shortly before midnight on the report that a patron was spitting on customers. When officers arrived they met with an employee who pointed out the person, later identified as Kamal Padlowski, a 35 y.o.a. West Orange resident. Officers attempted to speak with Padlowski but he was argumentative, intoxicated and refused to speak with officers. Two patrons, both Montclair residents, approached the officers and said that Padlowski spit on them both and threatened to kill one of them. Officers removed Padlowski from the establishment, at which time he began yelling profanities at the officers and patrons and was arrested for disorderly conduct. Once at headquarters, Padlowski refused to be placed in a holding cell and pushed an officer into a wall. Padlowksi then kicked at the officers and spit in the face of another. Officers were eventually able to control Padlowski and placed him into a cell. Padlowski was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and aggravated assault on a police officer and will also be charged with terroristic threats and assault involving the two women. Bail was set at $ 50,000 bond / 5,000 cash.
Classy.
I’m sure Mr.Padlowski woke up this morning with roaring hangover and a bit lighter in the pocketbook. His headache is only going to get worse.
I’ll bet dollars to donuts his lawyer will use the ‘bad reaction to medication’ defense, haha.
What’s a terroristic threat as opposed to an ordinary threat? Does it cost more or do you do more time for it?
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Legal definition of a “terroristic threat.”
An ordinary threat like saying “I’m gonna smack that jerk who almost hit me in the crosswalk” to your girlfriend as said jerk drives off is not an offense, while actually chasing the car done to shout at the jerk in question while he waits for a red light is a crime because you’re doing it to instill fear or cause a public disturbance (such as a fight or having the driver blow the red light to get away from you).
I wonder if Mr. Padlowski will be tested for HIV. Sometimes blood can be found in Saliva and if any gets in your eyes, well, you know….
Agreed, walleroo!
When I was a kid in Hudson county. The local barkeeps in the neighborhood ginmills kept a hard rubber truncheon behind the bar. Mr Padlowski would have been down & out and thrown out on the street in a nanosecond.
I know that “35y.o.” would mean 35 year old, so I guess “35 y.o.a.” in the police reports means “35 year old assh*le”?
Send your Kamal to bed.
What we do in life echoes in eternity. Unfortunatelly, what you allegedly do in Montclair gives Lt. James Carlucci a chance at libel. I expected nothing less, especially after the “wonderful” treatment I recieved… What ever happened to a Miranda warning or a phone call? I can be reached at Kpadlowski@aol.com for any comments, or for any legal advice. Thanks
PS: If Jeff Dunham’s Achmed’s “I kill you, Just kidding” is a death threat than Mr. Carlucci has another offender to go after