Douglas Bruce Defends Actions: 'I Don't Have A Temper'
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce is defending his actions in a Denver courthouse, saying a woman was harassing him and a Colorado Springs city councilwoman by holding a phone less than a foot from his face.
The woman, Dede Laugesen, says Bruce grabbed her as she tried to question the councilwoman.
A reporter with the CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs, KKTV, talked with both Laugesen and Bruce.
"The look in his eyes was one of malice and violence and I was afraid at that point in time, and he reconsidered and shoved the phone back into my hands," Laugesen said.
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The reporter asked Bruce, known for his outlandish comments and actions, if he thinks he has a temper.
"I don't have a temper. I said I've never hit a woman in my life and I'm not going to make an exception for her or for anybody else. I am not a violent person. They make this stuff up," Bruce said.
There's now a warrant for Bruce's arrest. He was in Denver for a hearing on a probation violation related to his tax evasion conviction.
