Multiple attendees at a Democratic campaign event in Ohio were left injured after an armed man lunged at a gubernatorial candidate. The incident unfolded on Sunday as Dr Amy Acton, who is running to replace outgoing Republican Governor Mike DeWine, spoke at the Mahoning County Democrat Booth at the Canfield Fair. The county’s Sheriff Jerry Greene identified the attacker as 38-year-old Patrick Havas to CBS News, telling the network that the individual had “aggressively shoved his way through the crowd toward Acton while holding a cell phone up”. Havas was armed with two pistols and brass knuckles, Greene said, and allegedly knocked over two older people on mobility scooters - one of whom fell to the ground. Addie Bullock, the communications director for Acton’s campaign, confirmed the incident in a public statement. “While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr Acton, injuring multiple people,” Bullock said. Dr Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against each other.” Greene told CBS News that Havas has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of disorderly conduct. Wayne Penny Jr, an Ohio democrat, revealed more about Havas’ alleged attack to the network. “He literally bull-rushed through the crowd, knocked our volunteers down, ran through, pushed and knocked the elderly gentleman over with Parkinson's, and the gentleman hit his head and fell,” Penny Jr said.
Journalist Henry J Gomez later shared a picture of Acton helping to one of the injured attendees at Sunday’s event. DeWine, who has endorsed fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the gubernatorial race, shared his own statement thanking law enforcement for responding to the incident.
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