Arrest warrant issued in assault of 69-year-old female protester at N.C. Trump rally [View all]
Arrest warrant issued in assault of 69-year-old female protester at N.C. Trump rally
By Fred Barbash September 14 at 4:09 AM
Police in Asheville, N.C., have issued an arrest warrant in connection with an assault outside a Trump rally on a 69-year-old protester wearing an oxygen tank to treat a lung disease.
Things got uglier as people were leaving, she said, when she taunted them, saying You better learn to speak Russian,' a reference to Trumps praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first two words are going to be ha-ha,' she told WLOS.
At that point, a man stopped in his tracks, and he turned around and just cold-cocked me, punching her in the face.
She said she fell on the tank she carried in a backpack and was treated at a hospital for sore ribs, a sore jaw and a scrape on her elbow.
On Tuesday, police said they issued a warrant for Richard L. Campbell of Edisto Island, S.C., in connection with the assault on Teter. He could not be located for comment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/14/arrest-warrant-issued-in-assault-of-69-year-old-woman-protester-at-n-c-trump-rally/