Former GOP Candidate Arrested Over Stealing Ballots [Video]

A former Republican congressional candidate has been arrested in Indiana for stealing votes.

Although the votes were only test ballots, Larry L. Savage Jr. went on social media to allege that the Indiana vote count system was rigged.

He is alleged to have written “”3 ballots short!!! lol” and “Dontvtake [sic] anything,” on a Facebook live post, just hours after stuffing two test ballots into his sweatshirt pocket at the Madison County Government Center, police said.

Officers in Madison County arrested and charged Savage on Tuesday.

Left, Larry L. Savage Jr. stands by a voting machine on October 3, moments before he allegedly stuffed two ballots into his pocket. Right, Savage’s mug shot, taken later that day. Newsweek still from Madison County Government Center livestream/Madison County Jail

Savage was a candidate in the Indiana Fifth District Republican primary earlier this year.

He was charged with theft and destroying or misplacing a ballot. He has …