ATF Gun Licensing Director Russell Vanderwerf Arrested

Update: The door was likely between an inner bedroom and the suite. I guess he left the room door open to the hall to, um, attract visitors.

You might be able to make this up. But it would require a pretty disturbed mind. Where to begin. Initially being investigated for disabling the fire alarm systems in his hotel room, due to shower steam, he claimed, it was discovered he had replaced the hotel room door with a piece of plywood. The plywood contained a circular padded hole believed to be used for sexual acts. See gloryhole. Yes, it was facing the hotel hallway. It would seem he was interested in inspecting more than firearms. h/t BJ in email. And, no, I'm not making that up, either.

He serves as the director of industry operations for ATF's Houston field office. The industry operations division is the regulatory arm of the agency, responsible for overseeing the inspection of all federal gun and explosives licensees, said ATF spokesman Drew Wade. He confirmed that Vanderwerf was in the New Orleans area on official business.

"We are aware of the arrest by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office," said Wade, who added that he could not discuss anything that could be connected to a continuing investigation.

But the staffers and a deputy sheriff also discovered that someone had removed the bedroom door from its hinges and replaced it with a 5-by-4-foot piece of plywood affixed to the frame and the drywall with hinges and screws, the arrest report said. The door had two locks attached from the bedroom side and a circular hole padded with duct tape. The deputy noted in the arrest report that the hole appeared to be used "in some sort of sexual act."

Comments

[Neo]

If it wasn't so cold outside, I'd think it must be April 1st

[MarkJ]

I'm sure Mr. Vanderwerf was simply engaging in a " top-secret undercover investigation."

Yeah. Riiiiiiiiiight.

[Lala]

I wonder if the guest will testify at the trial. I can't wait to hear the guest give a demonstration of what he heard.

"The guest also complained of hearing "sex noises" coming from the room, the arrest report said."

[redc1c4]

well, if the ATF lets him go, he's obviously qualified to become the next "Safe Schools" czar.... %-)

[Rich Fader]

"I don't want relationship, I just want BANG BANG BANG!"

[Jim]

We can only hope it was Steven Seagal that arrested him

[chris]

I liked it better when the ATF was only framing people and shooting them.

[Charles Johnson]

This is the kind of nontroversy only a reich-wing prude would take interest in.

[ThomasD]

Wrong ATF, he from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Freaky-Deaky.

[SDN]

No, Thomas, that would be "Ass-Tapping Freaky".

[BogusDems]

WTF?? You mean, he would have hung it through the door into the hallway or is it a suite with a living room area and a bedroom? I'm confused here. If it is a suite, well la dee da, who is this guy anyway? Sounds like he is living it up like the Prez. Most government workers are happy to get a room at Holiday Inn Express when they travel.

[BogusDems]

Oh, sorry you addressed that it was into the hallway. Jeesh, nevermind, this guy is living it up like the safe school czar....LOL.

[sandbagger]

He was apparently staying at a Residence Inn. Which has suites with a bedroom separated from the sitting area and kitchen area by a door. The "glory hole" was in a piece of plywood which Vanderwerf had apparently used to replace the bedroom door. My guess Vanderwerf would secret himself in the bedroom while his partners would enter the unlocked outer room and either he or they would present themselves through the hole.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-rooms/msyrm-residence-inn-new-orleans-metairie/

[Scott]

Charles Johnson, are you an idiot or just a troll? A government jack boot employed by the most demonstrably corrupt fedgov agency uses tax dollars to trash private property, engage in perverse and perhaps criminal sex while regularly abusing Citizens attempting to exercise their Rights and you come up with that? "Reich"? "Prude"? And people wonder why the country is in such a sorry state and leftists are such a bad joke. Wonder no more. Let me introduce you to a big Johnson(witty enough for you?).

[BogusDems]

This is the kind of nontroversy only a reich-wing prude would take interest in.

Oh Chuck. Once again Conservatives call out bad behavior as bad behavior, no matter who the perpetrator is. Actually, as an ATF law enforcement official my bet is he is probably right wing when it comes to his job. If you knew that would you still claim that it is no big deal? My bet is that you would not since you must march in lockstep with your liberal masters. How sad that you are not independent. My condolences to you for being a coward.

[ThomasD]

Oh, and should anyone else wish to try this 'nothing to see here' routine, please consider that tampering with fire safety devices is a felony in most places.

[PersonFromPorlock]

Ahem. "This is my rifle, this is my gun...."

[Bildo]

Stinky Beaumont??

[unkawill]

Scott and Bogus,
The Charles comment is satirical in nature,aimed at CJ of Little green footballs fame.

[Jabba the Tutt]

Happiness is a warm gun???

[Hugh Glass]

"This is my rifle,this is my gun..." OOPS!

[Dan Riehl]

After a brief vacation, he'll be returning to head up ATF's new Short-arms licensing and inspection division.

[CPT. Charles]

Just think about it: this is the one that was 'caught'.

Imagine the others who haven't had their rock 'flipped over', yet.

This was not the 'change' anybody was looking for.

Damn, I 'almost' miss Carter.

And that's a BAD thing.

[oatka]

ATF = Alcohol, Tobacco and Fellatio

[Jeffersonian]

A metaphor for Obama and the MSM, I'd say.

[Guaman]

Oh come on, give the man a break. Who amongst us hasn't done this?

[mrchuck]

A true cocksucker, if there ever was one.

[Henry Bowman]

I think I need an appointment with the Safe Schools Czar, so he can explain to me why you have to disable smoke detectors before using a gloryhole.

[Hugh Jorgen]

So the ATF is in the 'short arm inspection' business nowadays?

[Mike]

Aw, he was just testing which guns were most likely to go off when cleaned.

[Mike Myers]

Jeebus---the dude travels with a you hang it glory hole accessory?
I recall that much was made of Senator Craig's "wide stance" in a Minneapolis bathroom. Did this guy have footprints painted on the floor in the living room, so a guy would know where to stand for the glory hole?

And who the heck uses those things anyway? Has the Democrat caucus come to town?

[Beatle]

Happiness is a Warm Gun

[Alan K. Henderson]

I have serious doubts that the "Charles Johnson" in the thread is the real McCoy. My first clue was the phrase "reich-wing," which doesn't sound like his style. Once upon a time he classified the term as hate speech.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/24700_Huffington_Hate_Speech_Deluge

His football may be a few stitches short, but I have a hunch his attitude toward Godwin's Law is consistent - and that he would miss the vandalism issue.

My second clue: LGF says nothing about the story. Why would the real Charles beat up on righties here, where that story is concerned, and not do an even bigger job of it on his own blog?

[vitamins]

In todays world, when the dust has settled, this pervert will likely be able to keep his federal job.
He “might” get demoted and be allowed to transfered to some other office.

[Conservababe]

Look at all the cool new language entering our lexicon -- fisting, glory hole, teabagging..Who knows what's next??

[CL]

When I had my NFA paper I was in AZ.1989 to 1992. Russ V was the compliance ATF officer in charge of my license.He never gave me any problems.It sounds like he was set up.Maybe he was not. I do not know.Do not get me wrong.I am not fond of the ATF.I had 2 different agents after me.SA Scotty Duncan and SA Sam Seacrest.Russ V was a just a pencil pusher.ATF compliance and ATF law enforcement are 2 different animals.Russ V was compliance. SA Sam Seacrest was ATF law enforcement.He had SAC Russ Baer of the Heathrow Florida DEA after me. I do not deal with drugs.They tried to hang me.