close
close

Association-anemone

Bite-sized brilliance in every update

    • Woman, 82, arrested in alleged hate crime against Trump supporter
    asane

    Woman, 82, arrested in alleged hate crime against Trump supporter

    Online Niel Posted on

    play

    An 82-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for a suspect hate crime and assault charges after an incident at a political rally, the police said.

    In Edmonds, Washington, about 20 miles north of Seattle, police were called to where a group of people were gathering for “a conservative political figure” the day before the election, according to a Wednesday press release.

    The suspect, whom police have not publicly named, engaged two women at the scene over their political views, police said. A police report obtained by USA TODAY shows the suspect was an 82-year-old white woman.

    Two Edmonds women, ages 55 and 66, told police the suspect walked in on them, commented on one of the women’s clothing and skin color and punched them in the face. The police report shows the women were black and multiracial. When the other woman tried to intervene, she was also punched, according to the news release.

    “When officers contacted the suspect, she stated that she could not understand why people of color would support this particular candidate,” police said in the news release. “The suspect was very animated and even tried to push an officer while demonstrating how he did it.”

    The suspect was booked into a local jail after police found probable cause for a hate crime, police said. Jail records show she is no longer in custody, and ABC reported the suspect had not been charged as of Thursday.

    Violence related to the 2024 elections: 18-year-old arrested after police say he picked up machete at Florida early voting site

    The 2024 election season marked by violence

    The preceding days and weeks Donald Trump declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, threats of election-related violence emerged across the country.

    A recent study found that nearly 1 in 3 Republicans who view Trump favorably believe political violence is acceptable, compared to 1 in 4 Republicans overall and 1 in 6 Americans. Experts had warned that it could be a dangerous election, USA TODAY previously reported. This was the first presidential election since Trump refused to accept his loss in the 2020 election. distrust in the electoral system and fueled the rioters who stormed the US Capitol January 6, 2021.

    Trump has survived two assassination attempts this year. In July, he was shot in the ear of a gunman positioned on a rooftop near a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. In September, the Secret Service opened fire on a suspect after seeing a gun barrel bushes along the perimeter of Trump’s golf coursewhere Trump was playing golf at the time.

    Threats were also made against election workers and civil servants this season. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced legal action in four cases in early October.

    • A Philadelphia man was charged with threatening to “skin” a party official;
    • Alabama man charged with threatening to execute election officials in Arizona;
    • Arizona man charged in shooting at Democratic campaign office;
    • And a California man was charged with bombing a courthouse.

    The ballot boxes in Washington and Oregon were set on fire on October 28.

    In two separate incidents in Florida, Young man of 18 years and a 17-year-old boy, both apparent Trump supporters, were arrested following altercations with Harris supporting women over 65 years.

    On election day, bomb threats appear to be coming from Russian domains targeted polling stations in several states.

    Contributors: Erin Mansfield, Bart Jansen, James Powell, John Bacon, Aysha Bagchi

    Kinsey Crowley is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley.

    Online Niel
    View all posts

    You Might Also Like