Democrat Congressional Candidate Arrested After Pulling Firearm on Two Government Workers – Previously Issued Chilling Threat Against Councilman’s Executive Assistant

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Kirill Basin. Credit: Kirill Basin FacebookA crazed Hawaii Democrat achieved his 15 minutes of infamy last week after pulling a gun on public officials. But there were signs of trouble before, including a horrifying threat that was seemingly ignored by police.The Honolulu Civil Beat reported that 40-year-old Kirill Basin, a candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, was arrested for threatening two Maui County workers around 9:30 am on Friday, before running away and being arrested hours later.Basin has been charged with Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.According to The Honolulu Civil Beat, Basin entered a Maui County government building and brandished his gun during an argument with county workers.Police, however, were not called for an hour and a half.Maui Police Chief John Pelletier issued the following written statement after Basin’s arrest:The Maui Police Department will not compromise public safety, and incidents of this nature are taken extremely seriously in Maui County.I am extremely proud of the quick response and professionalism displayed by our personnel, which helped ensure a peaceful resolution.It’s not clear at this point why Basin entered the building or who his alleged victims were. But a possible explanation has arisen.Basin’s behavior follows another disturbing incident two days prior. Basin had to be escorted out of a town hall meeting after arguing with a council member and his staff.Basin then confronted the council member’s executive assistant in a parking lot after the town hall, causing the police to intervene again.But Basin’s history with the executive assistant goes back even deeper, and it’s shocking.From the Honolulu Civil Beat:Two days before his arrest, police escorted him from a South Maui town hall meeting after he was involved in an argument with Council member Tom Cook and members of his staff, police said.Shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, Cook’s executive assistant, Jared Agtunong, filed a petition for a temporary restraining order against Basin. According to the petition, after police had escorted Basin from the town hall, he confronted Agtunong in the parking lot, requiring police to intervene once again.That wasn’t the first time Agtunong had come into contact with Basin. According to the restraining order petition, Basin had called Agtunong and sent a series of profane and cryptic texts.“I did not answer Basin’s phone call, but he left a message telling me that I’m a piece of trash, said I should think of my family, and insisted I call him back,” Agtunong wrote in his petition. “In additional texts sent on the same day, Basin wished me luck with prison, then at 9:00 p.m., Basin’s text said ‘you’re f**ked.'”This all suggests that Basin has some severe mental health problems that need to be addressed.America, though, continues to be haunted by its decision to close down insane asylums decades ago.The post Democrat Congressional Candidate Arrested After Pulling Firearm on Two Government Workers – Previously Issued Chilling Threat Against Councilman’s Executive Assistant appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.