Man held in assault on GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin said he didn’t know who lawmaker was

A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep.

A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin at an event where he campaigned for governor of New York earlier this week is behind bars and faces state and federal charges.

Monroe County, N.Y., sheriff's investigators who interviewed suspect David G. Jakubonis, 43, after the confrontation in nearby Perinton, reported that he said he had been drinking whiskey and didn't know who Zeldin was, according to court documents.

Despite his claims, “The government is not required to prove that the defendant knew that the victim of the assault was a Member of Congress,” the federal criminal complaint against Jakubonis states.

Jakubonis said he had approached the stage beforehand with concern that whoever was speaking may have disrespected veterans, the complaint states. He was wearing an "Iraqi Freedom" cap during the incident, and he told investigators he served one tour during the Iraq War as a member of the U.S. Army.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of New York told NBC News that Jakubonis made an initial court appearance Saturday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-suspected-attacking-gop-rep-lee-zeldin-arrested-federal-assault-ch-rcna39712


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