Man charged with attacking West Virginia Senate candidate

[Demonaut]

Source: PBS.org



"Senior Trooper J.E. Garren said Jonathan Porter is charged with malicious assault, attempted malicious assault and felony destruction of property in the beating on Sunday of Richard Ojeda, who’s running as a Democrat for a state Senate seat."

"Garren said Porter asked Ojeda to put a bumper sticker on his truck, and then attacked him with brass knuckles. Garren said police don’t know what motivated the attack in Logan County."




Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/man-charged-with-attacking-west-virginia-senate-candidate/

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trump supporter?

[WhiteTara]

1. Wow! That is really incredible.

[houston16revival]

2. Brass Knuckles

serious business

a weapon

perhaps an illegal weapon in some locales

[Corey_Baker08]

6. Under most State Laws it's Coñsidered a 'Deadly Weapon'

[47of74]

3. I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law

And serves a very long time in prison as a warning to the next 50 fucksticks who may be tempted to try this sort of thing.

[geretogo]

4. I'll bet the storm trooper was listening to Limbaugh just before he brass knuckled the

anti corporate state insurgent .

[brooklynite]

5. Just for clarity, this is about a STATE Senate candidate