Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally

Published July 22, 2022 5:01 AM

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with attempted assault after brandishing a sharp object and attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in western New York. The head of the state Republican party chair said the congressman got a small scrape but wasn’t seriously injured. Zeldin said he was able to grab the attacker’s wrist and stop him for a few moments until others subdued him. A Monroe County sheriff’s spokesperson identified the attacker as David Jakubonis. It’s not clear whether Jakubonis has an attorney who can speak for him.

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