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Related: About this forumAngie Craig was assaulted in her DC apartment building!
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted in her Washington, D.C., apartment building Thursday, her office said in a statement.
According to the statement, Craig was attacked in her buildings elevator around 7:15 a.m.
Rep. Craig defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay, Nick Coe, Craigs chief of staff, said in the statement. The attacker fled the scene after Craig called emergency services, Coe said.
He added that the attack did not immediately appear to be politically motivated.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congresswoman-angie-craig-democrat-minnesota_n_63e5343ce4b02c257374c4dc
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A Metropolitan Police Department report on the attack says that Craig saw an individual in the lobby of her apartment building "acting erratic as if he was under the influence on an unknown substance."
Craig said "good morning" to the man as she entered the elevator to go to her apartment. He followed her into the elevator and "began to randomly do pushups," according to the report, and then closed his hands into a fist and punched her chin before grabbing her by the neck.
The report says Craig tossed her hot coffee at him to defend herself and the man fled before officers arrived on the scene. The case remains under active investigation.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-rep-angie-craig-assaulted-at-washington-apartment/600250359/
Cha
(305,428 posts)to give a good description.. what a traumatic experience in her elevator before work!
TY
dflprincess
(28,475 posts)"The DC police department announced Thursday night it had arrested a 26-year-old man with no fixed address for the assault."
Cha
(305,428 posts)Angie Craig!
Be interesting to learn how they caught him so fast..
ProudMNDemocrat
(19,058 posts)I have met Angie a number of times at the State DFL Convention, at functions she spoke st, at the State Fair at the DFL booth. She is a small petite woman with guts apparently.
Hope she is okay.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,538 posts)question everything
(48,808 posts)When a president incite his crowds, even before being elected, when he "wrestles" with CNN..