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A Democratic state senator has been arrested after he was caught on camera vandalizing a car that was displaying a 'Biden sucks' bumper sticker.
Joshua Miller from Rhode Island was caught on surveillance camera footage keying the vehicle which had been parked up next to his own at the Garden City Center in Cranston, Rhode Island, on Thursday.
The son of the car's owner immediately reported the incident to the police, stating that he heard a scratching noise and got out of the car to see Miller holding a set of keys.
When he confronted Miller about keying his vehicle, Miller simply denied it and walked away.
Rhode Island state senator Joshua Miller was arrested after being captured on surveillance camera vandalizing a vehicle with a 'Biden sucks' bumper sticker
Miller had pared up on the right, while the vehicle with the 'Biden Sucks' sticker can be seen left
Miller is alleged to have caused significant damage to the door of the car with his keys
Rhode Island state senator Joshua Miller was arrested after he admitted to keying a car
The entire episode led to a series of awkward encounters with the local police as they tried to pin down exactly what happened.
Police body camera footage obtained by Fox News shows how when Miller was approached by Cranston Police two hours later, he initially denied vandalizing the car and even allowed them to inspect his keys to see if any paint from the car had transferred across.
Miller went on to blame the victim claiming that he believed he had been recognized as a politician.
He said that he believed the man accusing him of keying his car was a 'gun nut' and part of a group of people who allegedly stalk him due to his backing of anti-gun legislation.
'He was blocking my way, saying that I scratched his car, I didn't scratch his car,' Miller said. 'I'm a state senator, I think he recognized me. I think he's one of the gun nuts.'
'He didn't recognize you', the police officer responded bluntly.
At one stage, Miller offers police officers his keys to examine if there as any paint on them
The victim saw Miller holding a set of keys and confronted him about the vandalism but Miller denied it and walked away only for police to get involved
In a series of police body cam videos, Miller denies vandalizing the car claiming he thought the victim was a 'gun nut'; Miller was later arrested on a misdemeanor charge
Miller was the sponsor of a senate bill which looks to ban the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons.
Miller then went further,
