Prosecutors drop charge against man who Nancy Mace accused of assaulting her at the Capitol
According to a filing with D.C. Superior Court, prosecutors dropped the lone charge against James McIntyre, a foster care advocate. No explanation was given.
Prosecutors this week decided not to pursue an assault charge against a man whom Rep. Nancy Mace accused of having "physically accosted" her at the U.S. Capitol in December.
According to a filing Tuesday with D.C. Superior Court, prosecutors dropped the lone charge against James McIntyre, a foster care advocate. Mace, R-S.C., had accused McIntyre of "aggressively" shaking her arm up and down at a Dec. 10 event celebrating 25 years of the Foster Care Independence Act. He had pleaded not guilty, court filings showed.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C., which was prosecuting the case, did not respond to a request for comment on why it decided to drop the charge of assaulting a government official.
The youth- and family-focused news site The Imprint first reported on dismissal of the case.
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