NEW YORK (AP) - Veteran ``60 Minutes'' correspondent Mike Wallace was
handcuffed and driven to a police station Tuesday night after arguing
with
city inspectors over where his driver had parked. The dispute began at
about 8:30 p.m., as Wallace was leaving a Manhattan restaurant, WCBS-TV
reported. Wallace, 86, saw two inspectors interviewing his driver, who
they
said was double-parked. The Taxi and Limousine Commission said Wallace
became ``overly assertive and disrespectful'' and interfered with the
inspectors, according to WCBS. At one point, Wallace lunged at one of the
inspectors, according to the commission. The other inspector then
handcuffed Wallace and drove him to a police station, where he was issued
a
summons for disorderly conduct. He was later released. Luigi Militello,
the
restaurant manager, told WCBS that the inspectors ``manhandled'' Wallace
during the dispute. CBS said in a statement Tuesday that Wallace was at
home and that more information would be released if it became available.
Richard Leibner, a spokesman for Wallace, did not immediately return a
call
seeking comment.
Assholes! Wallace was just having a manic depressive episode.
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