DONKEY: Cop Arrested After Pointing Firearm At Fellow Officer Over Fish Odor

Summary

Donkey of the Day: Cop Arrested After Pointing Firearm at Fellow Officer Over Fish Odor

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Power 105.1 FM, WWPR-FM)
Host: Charlamagne Tha God
Date: June 4, 2026

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Overview

In this episode, Charlamagne Tha God awards the infamous "Donkey of the Day" to Michael DiBiase, a 46-year-old Myrtle Beach, South Carolina police officer who was arrested after pointing his service firearm at a fellow officer during a heated dispute about microwaved fish and its pungent odor in the workplace. Charlamagne breaks down the incident with humor and social commentary, discussing workplace etiquette, the power of smells, and why violence is never the solution.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Incident: Fishy Workplace Dispute

• Summary: Michael DiBiase was arrested and fired after pulling his gun on a fellow officer who had microwaved fish, creating a strong odor in the department kitchen. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigated, and DiBiase was booked into the J. Rubin Long Detention Center.
  • Quote:

    "Michael is 46 years old and he was arrested on Tuesday and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at another police officer. Okay? Blue on blue crime. My God, what is this world coming to?" — Charlamagne [02:55]

• News Clip Soundbite:

  "Arrest warrants claim Debiase confronted another officer at the department about them warming up fish in the microwave and causing an odor. During that confrontation, DeBiase is accused of pulling his department issued handgun and pointing it at the officer." — Action News 5 [03:16]

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2. The Power of Odor & Workplace Etiquette

• Charlamagne humorously explores the types of workplace smells that can drive people crazy, focusing especially on fish odors, but also referencing musty, sweaty, and, as he delicately puts it, "pure poo poo" smells.
• Quote:

  "There are three odors that piss people off and can lead to violence, okay? It's either that musty that smells like a bag of Funyuns or a bag of Kush. That fishy that smells like somebody put a bowl of bacterial vaginosis in the microwave or when someone smells like pure poo poo, okay?" — Charlamagne [05:22]

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3. Why the Reaction Was Over the Line

• Charlamagne makes it clear that DiBiase's actions were excessive and unacceptable, even if everyone can relate to being annoyed by bad smells.
• He jokes that if people "got shot for stinking," gun reform would happen immediately, suggesting Congress "be smelling like the Fulton Fish Market."
• Quote:

  "My good DiBiase took it too far. He did. And I shouldn't have to tell any of y’all that you don't pull a pistol on a person because they got a pungent smell, okay? If people got shot for stinking, then I promise you there would be common sense gun reform in this country passed immediately." — Charlamagne [06:29]

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4. Innovative Responses to Odor: Be Proactive, Not Violent

• Charlamagne urges listeners to channel their annoyance into innovation: rather than acting out, invent better solutions.
• He points to the invention of soap, deodorant, and Febreze as examples of people driven by a desire for cleanliness who opted for problem-solving over violence.
• Quote:

  "When someone or something stinks, do you realize when you really think about it, the person who made soap was fed up, okay?... But that's innovative, though." — Charlamagne [06:55] "All I'm saying is get innovative, not violent. I yield my time." — Charlamagne [07:17]

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5. Candid Workplace Conversations About Odor

• The hosts switch gears to discuss the difficulty of telling someone they have a smell issue, with Charlamagne arguing women should tell women, and sharing anecdotes about office odors—sometimes from celebrities.

• Memorable Moment:

  "It's okay to tell people in the workplace that they stink, that they may have that not so fresh feeling. But I think that women should tell women. Like, I don't think that's a man's place to tell a woman that..." — Charlamagne [07:36]

• Co-host Banter:

  "There's some celebrities that came up here... and y’all just be up here smiling in their face, you know what I mean? And don't want to tell them the truth..." — Charlamagne [08:24]
  "That was a hard 35 minutes. You know who I'm talking about?" — Co-host [08:38]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Blue on blue crime. My God, what is this world coming to?" — Charlamagne [02:58]
• "If people got shot for stinking, then I promise you there would be common sense gun reform in this country passed immediately." — Charlamagne [06:35]
• "When someone or something stinks... All I'm saying is get innovative, not violent." — Charlamagne [07:16]
• "That was a hard 35 minutes. You know who I'm talking about?" — Co-host, recalling a notorious celebrity guest [08:38]
• "And you got on all leather, and it's 80, 90 degrees in New York City. Come on." — Charlamagne on hot weather and bad wardrobe choices [08:40]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:55] — The backstory: DiBiase pulls a gun on a fellow officer over fish odor
• [03:16] — News report on the incident
• [05:22] — Charlamagne lists the three workplace smells that lead to violence (musty, fishy, and "poo poo")
• [06:29] — Calls out DiBiase's overreaction, ties it to the gun reform debate
• [06:55] — On soap, deodorant, and Febreze: Innovation as a response to bad smells
• [07:36] — Conversation shifts to telling people at work about odor issues
• [08:38] — Anecdotes about "musty" celebrity guests in the studio

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Conclusion

Charlamagne uses the ridiculousness of a cop pulling a gun over microwaved fish as a jumping-off point for a larger discussion about workplace etiquette, the power of smell, and how to handle uncomfortable situations with tact and innovation—not violence. The episode is filled with personal stories, sharp humor, and pointed cultural commentary, making a memorable case for thinking before reacting, even in the face of the most egregious lunchroom offenses.

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It's time for Donkey of the Day.

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There's a bunch of donkeys out here in these streets. I made donkey today called Donkey of the Day. It really caught me off guard. We live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may offend. We never would say anything. Charlemagne.

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Okay, Charlamagne, who you giving donkey of

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the day to today? Well, donkey Today for Thursday, June 4th goes to a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina police officer named Michael DiBiase. Okay? Michael is 46 years old and he was arrested on Tuesday and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at another police officer. Okay? Blue on blue crime. My God, what is this world coming to? Let's go to Action News 5 for the report, please.

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A former Myrtle beach police detective was fired and arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at a fellow officer during a dispute about microwaved fish. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or sled, says it charged Michael Debiase today after the Myrtle Beach Police Department requested an investigation. Arrest warrants claim Debiase confronted another officer at the department about them warming up fish in the microwave and causing an odor. During that confrontation, DeBiase is accused of pulling his department issued handgun and pointing it at the officer. He since lost his job, been booked into the J. Rubin Long detention center.

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Michael DeBiase is dead wrong. Absolutely, positively wrong. But I feel him, man. Okay? I'm not gonna lie to you. I can't stand when something has that not so fresh fish smell, okay? Because see, in the workplace, you don't know whether it's something you know someone is cooking or the person itself. Okay? Have you ever worked with someone and when they walk in, you have to think to yourself, did someone open up a can of tuna in here? Okay, who are you the mascot to Star Kiss Chunk Light Tuna? Have you ever had to tell someone that they smell Chunk Light? Have you ever smelt a human who smells like a can of solid yellowfin tuna? You ever got so pissed off because someone smelled like some wild caught skipjack? Have you? Listen, man, summer officially begins on June 21, but the temperature is already high in a lot of places, okay? In Myrtle beach on Tuesday, I believe it was in the 80s. What I'm trying to say is the higher the temperature, more than likely the forecast is gonna call for musty, okay? Not just musty, but fishy. Always people out there who smell like the finest of Kush. When Future said the loud pack was smelling musty on March Madness, he wasn't lying. But the madness isn't just in March. The madness is right now, okay? Spring, summertime, when temperatures are in the 80s and 90s, you gotta keep your guard up, and by God, I mean right guard, because that musty will get you, okay? But not just that musty. That fishy, that not so fresh smell, okay? That, that, that, that. The kitchen. That Red Lobster odor, okay? I don't know why. There are three odors that piss people off and can lead to violence, okay? It's either that musty that smells like a bag of Funyuns or a bag of Kush. That fishy that smells like somebody put a bowl of bacterial vaginosis in the microwave or when someone smells like pure poo poo, okay? Dookie, nanny, feces, bowel movement. All right? I can't say the word I want to say because we are alive on the radio, but sugar, honey, iced tea is the acronym for what we call defecation, okay? Those three smells will cause a person to snap. Now, my goodibiati took it too far. He did. And I shouldn't have to tell any of y' all that you don't pull a pistol on a person because they got a pungent smell, okay? If people got shot for stinking, then I promise you there would be common sense gun reform in this country passed immediately. Because I know Congress be smelling like the Fulton Fish Market. Listen, please, my fellow Americans, I know that people stink, okay? I know they do. I know that things stink. But don't move off of emotion when it comes to those odors, all right? Just because somebody or something smells like ass doesn't give you a license to act like one. In fact, I challenge you all this summer to become innovative, okay? When someone or something stinks, do you realize when you really think about it, the person who made soap was fed up, okay? He was fed up with the way people smelled. That's innovative, though, okay? The person who made deodorant was fed up with the way people smelled, but creating deodorant was innovative. The person who made vaginal odor products was fed up up with the way that thing smelled, okay? But he was innovative, all right? Or she was innovative. The person who made Febreze was fed up with the way things smell, all I'm saying is get innovative, not violent. I yield my time. Please give Michael DiBiase the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day.

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And it's okay to tell people in the workplace that they stink, that they may have that not so fresh feeling. But I think that women should tell women. Like, I don't think that's a man's place to tell a woman that. You should go to the other women in the office because they smell it, too, and say, hey, maybe y' all should talk to her. Yeah, my hands are musty. Yeah, I was gonna say, you be telling people that they musty even when they're not. That's not true.

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That is true.

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What you mean, what's not true? That the people be musty. They don't be. All the time. They do be. And I say something, and you think that I'd be lying now.

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I don't think. I know you don't be lying, because

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you smell it too. I do. And then you laugh at me because I said, why would you say that to them? Why would you not say that?

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And then when they want to take a picture, and then we got to get close.

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Oh, my gosh.

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That happened every day.

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Whoa. Crazy. Crazy. And the person thought I was playing, and you smelled it.

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I. I walked out the room because I knew you was going crazy.

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Crazy.

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There's some celebrities that came up here

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That was a hard 35 minutes. You know who I'm talking about?

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But by the way, when you walk in, that was hard, and you got on all leather, and it's 80, 90 degrees in New York City. Come on. Yeah, come on.

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