Man pleads responsible to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig

WASHINGTON — A person pleaded responsible Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota within the elevator of her Washington residence constructing in February, in accordance with courtroom information.

Kendrid Khalil Hamlin pleaded responsible to expenses of assaulting a member of Congress and assaulting regulation enforcement officers, in accordance with the courtroom docket. Hamlin was additionally accused of assaulting two officers as they tried to arrest him on the identical day of Craig‘s assault.

Hamlin‘s attorneys stated in an emailed assertion that he “accepted responsibility for his actions today with the earnest hope of moving towards rehabilitation and the mental health treatment he very much wants and needs.”

“Unfortunately, we know that treatment and rehabilitation will not occur in prison. We are hopeful that all parties can work together to finally provide Mr. Hamlin with the opportunity to get mental health support and treatment, as well as stable housing upon his release,” stated his federal public defenders, Katie D’Adamo Guevara and Eugene Jeen-Young Kim Ohm.

A Craig spokesperson stated her workplace had no quick remark.

Craig was getting espresso within the foyer of her constructing when she observed a person pacing, a U.S. Capitol Police particular agent wrote in courtroom papers. The man got here into the elevator along with her and stated he wanted to go to the lavatory and was coming into her residence, the agent wrote.

After she stated he couldn’t, he punched her within the aspect of her face and grabbed close to her neck earlier than she escaped by throwing her cup of scorching espresso over her shoulder at him, in accordance with the courtroom papers.

Craig‘s chief of workers stated after the assault that there was no proof it was politically motivated.

Prosecutors stated in courtroom papers that Hamlin had quite a few earlier convictions, together with for assaulting a police officer.

Craig received a 3rd time period in November within the suburban-to-rural 2nd District south of Minneapolis and St. Paul in probably the most costly House races within the nation, irritating the GOP’s greatest hope of flipping a Minnesota seat in an election that gave Republicans a slim House majority.