A person pleaded responsible Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota within the elevator of her Washington house constructing in February, in accordance with courtroom information.
Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, pleaded responsible to prices of assaulting a member of Congress and assaulting legislation enforcement officers, in accordance with the courtroom docket. Hamlin was additionally accused of assaulting two officers as they tried to arrest him on the identical day of Craig’s assault.
Hamlin’s attorneys stated in an emailed assertion that he “accepted duty for his actions at the moment with the earnest hope of transferring in the direction of rehabilitation and the psychological well being remedy he very a lot needs and wishes.”
“Sadly, we all know that remedy and rehabilitation is not going to happen in jail. We’re hopeful that each one events can work collectively to lastly present Mr. Hamlin with the chance to get psychological well being assist and remedy, in addition to steady housing upon his launch,” stated his federal public defenders, Katie D’Adamo Guevara and Eugene Jeen-Younger Kim Ohm.
A Craig spokesperson stated her workplace had no quick remark.
Craig was getting espresso within the foyer of her constructing when she seen a person pacing, a U.S. Capitol Police particular agent wrote in courtroom papers. The person got here into the elevator together with her and stated he wanted to go to the lavatory and was coming into her house, the agent wrote.
After she stated he could not, he punched her within the aspect of her face and grabbed close to her neck earlier than she escaped by throwing her cup of scorching espresso over her shoulder at him, in accordance with the courtroom papers.
Craig’s chief of workers stated after the assault that there was no proof it was politically motivated.
Prosecutors stated in courtroom papers that Hamlin had quite a few earlier convictions, together with for assaulting a police officer.
Craig received a 3rd time period in November within the suburban-to-rural 2nd District south of Minneapolis and St. Paul in one of the crucial costly Home races within the nation, irritating the GOP’s finest hope of flipping a Minnesota seat in an election that gave Republicans a slender Home majority.
