{"id":2655432,"date":"2026-09-06T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-acton-attacked-by-armed-individual-at-event-campaign-says\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:48:01","slug":"amy-acton-attacked-by-armed-individual-at-event-campaign-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-acton-attacked-by-armed-individual-at-event-campaign-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Acton attacked by &#8216;armed individual&#8217; at event, campaign says"},"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\">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%2Famy-acton-attacked-by-armed-individual-at-event-campaign-says%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=2655432&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>An armed individual attacked Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at a campaign event near Youngstown, injuring multiple people. The attacker, Patrick Havas, who was armed with weapons including two handguns and brass knuckles, knocked down several campaign volunteers and two older adults before being taken into custody by police. Havas entered a tent where Acton was speaking and pushed thru the crowd to reach her. Fortunately, Acton was not injured. The incident prompted condemnation from her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, and officials emphasized that violence has no place in politics. Law enforcement recovered weapons from Havas, although no weapons were displayed during the attack. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine praised law enforcement&#8217;s swift action and condemned the violence at the political event. this was one of multiple campaign appearances for Acton during the weekend.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An armed individual attacked <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\">Ohio<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic<\/a> gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and injured multiple people at a campaign event on Sunday near Youngstown, according to her campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people,\u201d communications director Addie Bullock said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/actonforgovernor.com\/acton-campaign-statement-on-incident-at-canfield-fair\/\">a statement<\/a>. \u201cDr. Acton and Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured. This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another.\u201d Acton was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/amy-acton-ohio-armed-man-attack\/\">not injured<\/a> in the incident, according to Gov. 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Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said Havas is expected to be charged with two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmj.com\/news\/local-news\/canfield\/acton-campaign-armed-individual-lunged-at-ohio-gov-candidate-multiple-injured\/article_3d533243-441d-46d4-9939-fc1431e11f55.html\"><em>WFMJ<\/em><\/a>, and knocked over \u201ctwo older adults\u201d in the incident. Local officials say Havas entered a tent Acton was speaking under and pushed people aside to get to the front of the crowd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acton\u2019s opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, condemned the attack in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCandidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence,\u201d campaign communications director Connie Luck said. \u201cWhat happened today is completely unacceptable and has no place in politics, and we hope that no one was hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmj.com\/news\/local-news\/canfield\/acton-campaign-armed-individual-lunged-at-ohio-gov-candidate-multiple-injured\/article_3d533243-441d-46d4-9939-fc1431e11f55.html\">also said<\/a> two handguns and a set of brass knuckles were recovered from Havas, but specified that no weapons were brandished during the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4556308\/ramaswamy-acton-ohio-governor\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE RAMASWAMY VS. ACTION MATCHUP FOR OHIO GOVERNOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are grateful for the work of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement on the scene at the Canfield Fair today when a man tried to forcefully push himself toward Dr. Acton as she was speaking,\u201d DeWine said. \u201cViolence or the threat of violence at political or public events is always unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was Acton\u2019s second campaign event of the Labor Day weekend, as she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/campaign-2026\/pete-buttigieg-campaigns-with-governor-candidate-amy-acton-d-oh-near-cincinnati\/684877\">campaigned alongside<\/a> former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg outside Cincinnati on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed attacker injures multiple at Ohio campaign event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2655433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26126785924412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4964,3646,3699],"class_list":["post-2655432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-health","tag-security","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26126785924412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655432","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\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655435,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655432\/revisions\/2655435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}