{"id":2339305,"date":"2024-09-10T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-attacks-gop-candidate-while-his-back-is-turned-army-vet-turns-the-tables-and-sends-him-running\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:51:55","slug":"punk-attacks-gop-candidate-while-his-back-is-turned-army-vet-turns-the-tables-and-sends-him-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-attacks-gop-candidate-while-his-back-is-turned-army-vet-turns-the-tables-and-sends-him-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Punk Attacks GOP Candidate While His Back Is Turned, Army Vet Turns the Tables and Sends Him Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fpunk-attacks-gop-candidate-while-his-back-is-turned-army-vet-turns-the-tables-and-sends-him-running%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=2339305&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>A 67-year-old Republican candidate\u2062 for the Las Vegas Assembly District 20, \u200bStanley Vaughan, was attacked while setting up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-biden-sets-new-record-taking-dark-money-donations\/\" title=\"Bloomberg: Biden sets new record taking dark money donations\">campaign signs<\/a> on\u200d August 29. The assailant, armed with a\u2062 knife, approached\u200d Vaughan from behind and demanded his wallet. However, Vaughan, a U.S. Army veteran and member of the National Rifle Association, instinctively kicked the attacker, causing him to flee. Although Vaughan was injured and realized he had\u200b been cut on his arm after the\u200c encounter, he is determined not to be frightened away from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teens-take-charge-likely-violating-federal-tax-law-experts-say\/\" title=\"Teens Take Charge Likely Violating Federal Tax Law, Experts Say\">campaign activities<\/a>.\u2062 He\u200d stated he would not be working alone in the future for safety reasons, while police have classified the incident as isolated and not linked to any other local \u200dcrimes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One daring punk learned a painful lesson after lunging at a veteran while his back was turned.<\/p>\n<p>You can probably guess what happened next.<\/p>\n<p>The incident unfolded on August 29 as 67-year-old Stanley Vaughan was putting up campaign signs. Vaughan is running as a Republican for Las Vegas Assembly District 20.<\/p>\n<p>As he was focused on the signs, a shadowy coward approached from behind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so focused on getting the cable ties through and getting them through the fence, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t paying attention to pedestrians and stuff coming down through here,&rdquo; Vaughan told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2024\/09\/06\/las-vegas-candidate-attacked-with-knife-while-putting-up-campaign-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KVVU-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had my back turned,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I turned around, caught me by surprise &mdash; then he started to lunge at me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The robber, armed with a knife, brazenly demanded Vaughan&rsquo;s wallet.<\/p>\n<p>But there&rsquo;s something about Vaughan this punk didn&rsquo;t realize.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/stanvaughanforassembly.com\/about-stan-vaughan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-debate-win-means-nothing-if-the-gop-doesnt-chase-ballots\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Debate Win Means Nothing If The GOP Doesn&#039;t Chase Ballots\">candidate&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s website<\/a>, Vaughan is a veteran of the United States Army.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan, also a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-new-york-investigating-national-rifle-associations-finances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Rifle Association<\/a> and Gun Owners of America, is far from a helpless target.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I instinctively kicked him and he ran away,&rdquo; Vaughan said.<\/p>\n<p>He suspects the would-be thief is homeless, saying the man seemed disoriented and appeared to have not bathed in days.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan did not escape the encounter unscathed, saying he realized he was bleeding after getting back to his car. The candidate is now wearing a bandage on his left forearm where the knife sliced him.<\/p>\n<p>A video from KVVU-TV, seen below, shows Vaughan detailing the dangerous situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Las Vegas candidate attacked with a knife while putting up campaign signs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mhdu0T4bfLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>According to KVVU-TV, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-major-twist-string-casino-heists-las-vegas-police-officers-brother-testifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas Metropolitan Police<\/a> have dismissed the attack as an &ldquo;isolated incident,&rdquo; saying the suspect has not been linked to any other crimes in the area.<\/p>\n<p>While Vaughan has not been scared away from putting up campaign signs, the candidate says he will no longer be working alone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Vaughan said, &ldquo;my campaign manager&rsquo;s not going to let me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The event took place on August 29 when 67-year-old Stanley Vaughan was busy setting up campaign signs for his run as a Republican candidate in Las Vegas Assembly District 20. While concentrating on the task, Vaughan was approached unexpectedly from behind. &#8220;I was so focused on getting the cable ties through and securing them to the fence that I wasn&#8217;t aware of pedestrians coming by,&#8221; Vaughan explained to KVVU-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had my back turned,&#8221; he added. &#8220;When I turned around, it caught me off guard\u2014then he lunged at me.&#8221; The attacker, wielding a knife, boldly demanded Vaughan&#8217;s wallet. However, what this would-be thief didn&#8217;t know is that Vaughan is a U.S. Army veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan is also affiliated with the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America, making him far from an easy target. &#8220;I instinctively kicked him and he ran away,&#8221; said Vaughan, who suspects the assailant may be homeless due to his disoriented appearance and lack of hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>Although Vaughan managed to fend off the attack, he did not come away uninjured; he noticed blood after returning to his car and now has a bandage on his left forearm where the knife grazed him. A video from KVVU-TV shows him recounting this alarming experience.<\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have classified this incident as an \u201cisolated occurrence,\u201d noting that there are no connections between the suspect and other local crimes. Despite this frightening encounter, Vaughan remains undeterred in his campaign efforts but has decided not to work alone anymore: \u201cNo,\u201d he stated firmly; \u201cmy campaign manager won\u2019t allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/stabbing-attempt.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40579,40578,40577,40580,37217],"class_list":["post-2339305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-army-vet","tag-gop-candidate","tag-punk-attack","tag-turned-tables","tag-viral-moment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/stabbing-attempt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}