Lee Zeldin, GOP Nominee for NY Governor, Assaulted at Rally
A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, at an upstate event by apparently trying to stab the congressman was arrested and charged with attempted assault.
“I’m OK,” Zeldin said in a statement after the assault Thursday. “Fortunately, I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few moments until others tackled him.”
A Monroe County sheriff’s spokesperson said David Jakubonis, 43, was arrested after trying to attack Zeldin and was later arraigned on a charge of attempted assault in the second degree. He has been released without bail.
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So Concerned
The attacker should not have been released at all. People saw him attempt murder. And certainly he shouldn’t have been released without bail. Wondering if there’s a possibility it was an anti semetic attack; and in any case, all people need to be protected.