Armed man confronts Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at event; suspect arrested

Acton was visiting the annual Canfield Fair in Mahoning County, near Youngstown.

An armed person “lunged” at Amy Acton, Ohio’s Democratic nominee for governor, and injured several people at a fair, a spokesperson for her campaign said Sunday.

A suspect, Patrick Havas, 38, was arrested, according to the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident, according to a statement from the sheriff’s spokesperson, Gerry Ricciutti, occurred around 2:30 p.m. Sunday while Acton visited the annual Canfield Fair in Canfield, a suburb of Youngstown. Acton, a physician, was not hurt and remained on-site to attend to one of the injured people, according to a photo a person at the event shared with NBC News.

The extent of injuries to others was not immediately known.

Acton and her husband, Eric, “are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured,” said Addie Bullock, the campaign’s spokesperson.