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A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation
1 year, 3 months ago

A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation

The Independent  

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A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation
1 year, 3 months ago

A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation

Associated Press  

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who climbed onto a campaign event platform in upstate New York last year and accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin received three years probation Thursday. David Jakubonis approached the then-U.S. representative while carrying a keychain with two sharp points at a campaign rally near Rochester, New York in July 2022. Jakubonis’ attorney said his client …

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Man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign stop pleads guilty in federal case
1 year, 6 months ago

Man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign stop pleads guilty in federal case

Associated Press  

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who climbed the platform at a campaign event in western New York last year and grappled with Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal officer. David Jakubonis, 44, faces up to a year in prison and a hefty fine at his sentencing, which is scheduled for …

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Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin will be released to rehab
2 years, 5 months ago

Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin will be released to rehab

Associated Press  

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The man who accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at a campaign event in western New York will be released from jail into an alcohol treatment program, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian Payson agreed Wednesday to allow David Jakubonis to enter a treatment program administered by the Veterans Administration. Jakubonis, if he is drinking, …

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Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin on stage remains jailed
2 years, 8 months ago

Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin on stage remains jailed

Associated Press  

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who accosted U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage as the Republican campaigned for governor will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer’s plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse. “You’re done,” Jakubonis said four times as he approached Zeldin. Defense attorney Steven Slawinski said Jakubonis …

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Investigators: Attacker ‘did not know who’ Zeldin was
2 years, 8 months ago

Investigators: Attacker ‘did not know who’ Zeldin was

Associated Press  

A man accused of attacking New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign rally told investigators he’d been drinking that day and didn’t know who the congressman was, authorities said as the man was arrested on a federal assault charge Saturday. David Jakubonis, 43, made an initial court appearance Saturday before a federal magistrate judge in Rochester, …

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Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally
2 years, 8 months ago

Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, said Friday he wasn’t immediately alarmed when a stranger joined him onstage during a campaign rally because the man wore a hat indicating that, like Zeldin, he’d served in the military. At that moment, Zeldin said, “regardless of whatever’s on your hat, this was not a …

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