A man in Texas who wore a MAGA hat to a the 2024 presidential election The early voting site was arrested after he threw a punch electoral worker who asked him to take off his hat.

Jesse Lutzenberger, 63, was arrested Thursday and charged with injury to an elderly person, according to an incident report from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, Lutzenberger initially complied with a request made by the 69-year-old early voting worker. The worker advised him that wearing political clothing at a polling place is illegal under Texas law, ABC News reports.

Once he finished voting, Lutzenberger put his hat back on, but reportedly lingered inside the poll building. The worker told him again that it was “unacceptable” and tried to escort him out of the building.

Once the pair were near the polling place doors, Lutzenberger allegedly threw “an arm back at the victim,” according to Salazar. The sheriff said the incident was caught on surveillance video.

“The victim appeared to be walking away from the suspect. At that moment, the suspect turned around and threw several punches right in front of the victim.” said the sheriff.

Salazar said the poll worker had “marks on his face” but was otherwise unharmed.

Lutzenberger was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal mischief. He is being held in jail on $30,000 bond.

Salazar said an investigation will determine whether Lutzenberger can be charged with assaulting a poll worker.

Twenty-one states prohibit the wearing of political or campaign clothing in or immediately around polling places, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Salazar noted that there have been other minor incidents at polling stations since early voting began and warned voters not to let their emotions and political views land them in jail.

“Look, nothing here is worth getting hurt for going to jail. This election is going to happen one way or another. One side is going to win, one side is going to lose. That’s just the nature of things,” he said. . “But it doesn’t make sense to file a criminal case, build a criminal record — or injure or even kill someone in the name of politics. It just doesn’t make any sense.”