Actor Wendell Pierce arrested for allegedly attacking Bernie Sanders supporters

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On Saturday, Wendell Pierce, of The Wire, was arrested after he allegedly attacked two Bernie Sanders supporters.

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The actor was allegedly at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta when he started to talk with a woman and her boyfriend at around 3:30 AM. When the talk turned political, Pierce, who is a Hillary Clinton supporter, was reportedly enraged when the couple told him that they were Bernie Sanders supporters.

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He then reportedly pushed the man and grabbed the woman by her hair before he smacked her in the head.

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The couple retreated to their room and then called security, and police were called to arrest Pierce for battery. According to Fulton County Jail records, Pierce was booked on a simple battery charge and later posted a $1000 bond.