City Council Candidate Got Into Kerfuffle at East Dallas Bar
John Botefuhr appears to lead an action-packed life.
By Tim Rogers
Published in
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April 15, 2021
12:18 pm
Under normal circumstances, this sort of thing wouldn’t rise to the level of justifying a post here on this august blog. But we’ve got ourselves some unusual circumstances, so here we go with a tale about two guys getting into a kerfuffle one night in 2019 at the Lakewood Landing.
Our players in this drama are the previously mentioned District 9 city council candidate and chiropractor John Botefuhr, and a lawyer and political activist named Barry Jacobs. Before we get to the story from the bar, you need some context. Let’s start with Botefuhr.
Lied About Arrest for Public Intoxication
District 9 hopeful John Botefuhr was arrested in 2009.
By Tim Rogers
Published in
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April 13, 2021
7:55 pm
Note: This has has been updated below with a response from the candidate, who claims he was not arrested.
Let’s not make this too much about me, but the fact is I have been intoxicated at the Kroger on Mockingbird near Greenville Avenue. I can’t say precisely when, but I know it has happened. Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Duh. The key, though: I’ve never been arrested there for being drunk (or for any reason). And if I