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1. www.politifact.com › factchecks › 2018Beto O'Rourke arrested in 1990s for burglary and DWI

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   May 22, 2012 · Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke of Texas has said that in younger days he was twice arrested in his hometown of El Paso--once, he says, for leaping a campus fence and the...

   • Author: Silvestre Reyes

   • Occupation: Former U.S. House Member From El Paso

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3. apnews.com › article › fact-check-beto-orourkeBeto O’Rourke’s 1995 burglary arrest misrepresented | AP News

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   Jun 1, 2022 · O’Rourke, a Democrat running for Texas governor, was charged with a misdemeanor burglary charge in 1995 when he tried to jump a fence at the University of Texas at El Paso, according to court records. The charge was later dropped. In the past, O’Rourke has said he supports a federal assault weapons ban.

4. www.texastribune.org › 2019/04/24 › beto-orourkeBeto O'Rourke tried to flee scene of 1998 DWI crash, officers ...

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   Apr 24, 2019 · Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune. The former police officer who arrested Beto O’Rourke for driving drunk in 1998, along with the sergeant who signed the incident report, both say...

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   Who is Beto O'Rourke?

   • CLAIM: Beto O’Rourke is a burglar who wants to ban home defense weapons. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context. O’Rourke, a Democrat running for Texas governor, was charged with a misdemeanor burglary charge in 1995 when he tried to jump a fence at the University of Texas at El Paso, according to court records. The charge was later dropped.

   Beto O’Rourke’s 1995 burglary arrest misrepresented | AP News

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   Is Beto O'Rourke a felony?

   • O’Rourke has not been convicted of a felony. Social media users have spread viral posts that falsely call Beto O’Rourke a “felon” and claim that the Democratic presidential candidate cannot own a firearm. (In fact, the former congressman from El Paso, Texas, has said that he inherited guns from a great uncle.)

   Posts Distort O'Rourke's Criminal Record - FactCheck.org

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   When did O'Rourke get arrested?

   • O'Rourke's comments and records indicate that UTEP police arrested O'Rourke in 1995 for burglary, a misdemeanor charge disposed of the next year. In 1998, El Paso police arrested O'Rourke for DWI, a misdemeanor charge that was dismissed after he completed "DWI school" the next year.

   Beto O'Rourke arrested in 1990s for burglary and DWI

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   Did Beto O'Rourke get a DWI?

   • "Police reports detail Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018. ^ Golshan, Tara (August 29, 2018). "Texas Republicans are trying to use Beto's punk rock days against him". Vox. Retrieved September 14, 2018. ^ "2018 General Election". Texas Secretary of State.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Beto_O&Beto O'Rourke - Wikipedia

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   O'Rourke was arrested for driving while intoxicated on September 27, 1998, at 3:00 a.m. on Interstate 10 in Anthony, Texas. O'Rourke had lost control of his car and hit another vehicle. The charges were dismissed in October 1999 after he completed a court-approved DWI program.

   • Born: Robert Francis O'Rourke, September 26, 1972 (age 51), El Paso, Texas, U.S.
   • Preceded by: Silvestre Reyes

   • Mayor: John Cook
   • Succeeded by: Veronica Escobar

7. www.politifact.com › factchecks › 2019Did Beto O'Rourke cause a crash while driving drunk?

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   Mar 10, 2019 · By Sara Swann • April 17, 2024. Here are the facts: O’Rourke was arrested in 1998 for driving while intoxicated in Anthony, a small town in El Paso County.

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8. apnews.com › article › archive-fact-checking-7467080601False claim suggests Beto O'Rourke was convicted of a felony

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   Sep 18, 2019 · By AMANDA SEITZ. Published 9:44 AM PDT, September 18, 2019. CLAIM: Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is a convicted felon who can’t own a gun, and while campaigning for president has said he will send men house-to-house to take away guns. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.

9. www.factcheck.org › 2019 › 09Posts Distort O'Rourke's Criminal Record - FactCheck.org

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   Sep 24, 2019 · Records obtained and published by the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle also show O’Rourke was arrested on Sept. 27, 1998, in Anthony, Texas, after he lost control of his car, struck a...