{"id":1568820,"date":"2022-07-24T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568820"},"modified":"2022-07-24T17:22:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:22:12","slug":"suspected-attacker-of-rep-zeldin-arrested-on-federal-assault-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-attacker-of-rep-zeldin-arrested-on-federal-assault-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Attacker of Rep. Zeldin Arrested on Federal Assault Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspected-attacker-of-rep-zeldin-arrested-on-federal-assault-charge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568820&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The suspected attacker of Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) has been arrested on a\u00a0federal assault charge, the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-wdny\/pr\/fairport-man-arrested-charged-attacking-congressman-using-dangerous-weapon\">announced.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Jakubonis, 43, was arrested on July 23 and charged with assaulting a member of Congress with a dangerous weapon,\u00a0following an investigation by federal authorities, U.S. Capitol Police, and state and local law enforcement. He was initially taken into custody on July 21 after he tried to stab the lawmaker, who is the Republican nominee for governor, during a campaign stop at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Fairport, New York,\u00a0near Rochester.\u00a0Zeldin wasn\u2019t injured.<\/p>\n<p>Jakubonis was arraigned on July 21 for second-degree attempted assault but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/rep-lee-zeldin-correctly-predicts-attacker-would-be-released-from-jail_4615408.html\">released<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/rep-lee-zeldin-correctly-predicts-attacker-would-be-released-from-jail_4615408.html\"> on his own recognizance<\/a> immediately after.\u00a0The alleged assailant reportedly appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Marian Payson on July 23, according to a\u00a0complaint filed in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Harvey, who is handling the case, described the object that Jakubonis used to assault Zeldin as \u201ca keychain with two sharp points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attacker allegedly pointed the object toward Zeldin while saying \u201cYou are done\u201d several times. The lawmaker was able to escape injury and stop the man by grabbing his wrist until others assisted in taking the attacker to the ground, Zeldin\u2019s campaign said.<\/p>\n<p>According to his former neighbor, Jakubonis experienced a \u201crapid decline\u201d in his mental health following the death of his wife and medical discharge from the Army in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted of the federal charge, he could face up to 10 years in prison. He is scheduled in court for a bail hearing on July 27.<\/p>\n<p> Call for Repeal of Cashless Bail <\/p>\n<p>Zeldin, the GOP nominee for governor, extended his gratitude to the federal agencies over the new charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful that federal authorities came in to do what New York State\u2019s broken pro-criminal justice system could not\u2014uphold the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspected attacker of Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) has been arrested on a\u00a0federal assault charge, the Justice Department announced. David Jakubonis, 43, was arrested on July 23 and charged with assaulting a member of Congress with a dangerous weapon,\u00a0following an investigation by federal authorities, U.S. Capitol Police, and state and local law enforcement. 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