Nasri Warsame campaign manager accuses Minneapolis Council Member Ellison of assault; Ellison says u
The campaign manager for a Minneapolis City Council candidate accused City Council Member Jeremiah Ellison of assaulting him during a melee Saturday at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement convention.
Abshir Omar, the campaign manager for Nasri Warsame, said during a Wednesday press conference that Ellison assaulted him, and that he’s pursuing the matter with authorities, according to Dave Orrick of the Star Tribune.
MPD spokesman Garrett Parten said he was not aware of any charges pending, but that type of assault would be investigated by the city attorney’s office. Normally, the police investigate assaults, not prosecutors. The city attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.
Ellison said in a Tuesday interview that Omar’s allegation is “totally erroneous,” and that he’s mulling a defamation suit against Omar.
“It’s an outright fabrication,” he said.
Omar has not returned a phone call seeking comment.
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