What did Clay Higgins do? Assault video goes viral as former Sheriff comes under fire
Natalie Ross
Published Jan 05, 2026
Delegate Mud Higgins is being banged by people in general after he strongly drove away a dissident during a question and answer session held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. While the man was being detracted from the spot, he shouted at Higgins, requesting that he leave as he was getting injured.
The man was recognized as Jake Burdett, and as per the recordings shared via web-based entertainment stages, individuals mentioned that Higgins leave Burdett.
Dirt Higgins is the U.S. delegate for Louisiana’s third legislative region. He enlisted in the Tactical Police Corps of the Louisiana Public Watchman when he was just 18 years of age and was subsequently elevated to the place of staff sergeant.
Mud joined as a watch official at the Opelousas City Police Division in 2004, however he surrendered later. The explanation was that he was utilizing force pointlessly regarding a matter while executing a warrant and denied doing likewise when an examination was being directed.
In 2010, Higgins came to the Port Barre Police Office and the St. Landry Ward Sheriff’s Office the next year. He was elevated to the place of skipper in 2014, yet he surrendered in 2016. Higgins then joined as a Save Delegate Marshal in 2016 and resigned in 2019.
Mud has been against fetus removal and the guideline of guns, and he has upheld firearm freedoms throughout the long term. He has likewise been against same-sex marriage, and during the Coronavirus pandemic, he guaranteed that the infection was being utilized as natural fighting by the Chinese Socialist Faction.
While Jake Burdett was eliminated by Dirt Higgins, he shared the recordings of a similar on Twitter and composed:
“I’m as of now being kept by DC Police for posing intense inquiries to extreme right fanatic Senators @RepGosar and @laurenboebert at a public interview. Rep Mud Higgins continued to attack/truly eliminate me from the public interview. For this, the police kept me, not him.”
The video included Burdett yelling at Gosar, and Higgins quickly continued towards him, requesting that Burdett represent some time and promising to address his inquiries. In the subsequent video, Burdett keeps examining Boebert regarding her new separation until Higgins pulls him away.
While addressing HuffPost, Higgins guaranteed that Burdett was “compromising” and was likewise alluding to a police code connected with unsettling influence by somebody who is experiencing emotional wellness issues.
As per The Everyday Monster, Burdett was not harmed and was subsequently delivered by the police. He added that he is currently wanting to force charges on Higgins. Burdett distinguished himself as a delegate for South Louisiana and was in Washington, D.C., to go to a Federal health care for All meeting for Sen. Bernie Sanders.