As it turns out, Donald Trump supporters are not the only ones prone to violence.
Actor Wendell Pierce, who will forever be best known for portraying Detective Bunk Moreland on HBO’s the Wire, was arrested early Saturday morning after an alleged confrontation with a Bernie Sanders voter.
According to multiple reports, the incident took place in Atlanta at The Loews Hotel.
Around 3:45 a.m., Pierce supposedly grew angry at a woman who was talking in a positive manner about the Vermont Senator and Democratic candidate for President.
Pierce, a very open fan of Hillary Clinton, is accused of hitting the woman in the head.
Witnesses say that Pierce was hanging out with an unmarried couple at the time of the altercation and that it remains unclear whether or not alcohol was involved.
But come on: alcohol was almost definitely involved.
The actor, fresh off his role as Clarence Thomas in the TV movie Confirmation, allegedly attacked the couple after the conversation about the upcoming election turned heated.
(This doesn’t bode well for Clinton’s odds of unifying her party, assuming she becomes the Democratic nominee.)
Pierce allegedly pushed the woman’s boyfriend before yanking on her hair and striking her on the head.
The couple called the Loews Hotel’s security… who in turn called the Atlanta Police Department.
Once authorities arrived, Pierce was placed under arrested and charged with battery.
He later was released after posting $ 1,000 bail.
Neither Pierce nor any rep has commented on the incident.
