Politics | Joe the Plumber Ohio Cops Flush Plumber Joe's Speeding Ticket Toledo police worried about 'negative repercussions' By Kevin Spak Posted Nov 4, 2008 1:08 PM CST Copied Samuel Wurzelbacher, or as John McCain dubbed him, "Joe The Pumber", arrives at the Flag Lady's Flag Store with former White House Budget Director, Rob Portman, Oct. 28, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) It seems Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, or as John McCain dubbed him, “Joe the Plumber,” lives a charmed life. Wurzelbacher was caught going 50mph in a 35mph zone in Toledo last week, but America’s favorite toilet doctor got off with just a warning. The officer decided a ticket would have “negative repercussions to the department and city as a whole,” according to the official report. Nor is it the first strange incident between Joe and the department. Last Tuesday, a day before Wurzelbacher was pulled over, the police chief announced that a department clerk was being fined for allegedly looking up Mr. The Plumber’s address in a state database. Read These Next Ivanka and Jared are making headlines again. 200 images of the Idaho murder scene have been released. Phoenix just broke a record it probably didn't want to break. Cybertruck has an unlikely new group that wants to blow it up. Report an error