The DC Metropolitan Police Department reported Thursday night that the 26-year-old suspect in the attack of Democrat Rep. Angie Craig was arrested on a charge of simple assault.
Police announced that a suspect has been arrested in connection with an assault Thursday morning on Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota, in the elevator of her Washington, D.C., apartment building. Craig suffered bruising in the attack, her office said.Thursday night that 26-year-old Kendrick Hamlin was arrested on a charge of simple assault. Police did not immediately disclose how Hamlin was identified and taken into custody.
When she entered the elevator to go to her apartment, the male suspect followed her and began to do push-ups, police said. The attacker then punched Craig on the chin and grabbed her neck, according to the report. Craig tossed hot coffee on the suspect to defend herself, though he escaped before police arrived. Two officers canvassed the basement level parking lot of the building, but could not find the attacker.
"At this time, there is no indication that the Congresswoman was targeted because of her position; however, the case is still under investigation by both the MPD and the USCP," the agency said.
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