Florida Man Charged with attacking officer escorting Sen. Rand Paul from White House
Posted on September 2, 2020 Maria Leaf WMAL.com
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WASHINGTON– The US Attorney’s office for the District has charged Brennen Sermon, 27 of Orlando Florida with assault for an attack on a DC police officer following the end of the Republican National Convention.
The Metropolitan Police officer was helping to escort Kentucky Senator Rand Paul from the White House when Paul was confronted by what he called an “angry mob”.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says it was around 12:30am on August 28th that the officer was at 14th and F street NW when Sermon kicked his bicycle and then tried to get away.
The officer, whose name has not been made public then caught up with Sermon, who then punched the officer in the face. The officer was taken to the hospital where he received stitches above his left eye.
If convicted, Sermon faces a maximum sentence of 180 days in prison and a $1,000.00. He was arraigned and has since been released on his personal recognizance.
Gov. Cuomo says: Trump ‘better have an army’ to protect him if he comes to NYC
By Steven Nelson, Julia Marsh, Bernadette Hogan and Carl Campanile September 2, 2020 | 8:39pm
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday all but threatened President Trump’s safety if he returns to New York City in a rant responding to an exclusive story by The Post that Trump is looking to pull federal funds from “lawless” cities including New York.
Cuomo called an emergency press briefing within a half hour on Wednesday night to tear into Trump for the order, which cites New York’s rising murder rate and defunding of the NYPD.
“He better have an army if he thinks he’s gonna walk down the street in New York. New Yorkers don’t want to have anything to do with him,” the Democrat said, all but threatening the commander in chief.
But Cuomo, who like Trump hails from Queens, wasn’t done. “He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City, people don’t want to have anything to do with him.”
On substance, Cuomo said he doubted the legality of Trump’s five-page memo ordering a review of federal funds that can be redirected from New York City, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC.
“It is more of the same from him. It’s political, it is gratuitous. And it’s illegal. But it is another attempt to kill New York City,” Cuomo said.
“President Ford said drop dead. President Trump has been actively trying to kill New York City since he’s been elected,” he said.
In highly personal and insulting language, Cuomo speculated that Trump wasn’t upset about New York’s soaring murder rate and shootings.
“I think it’s because he is from New York City and New York City rejected him, always,” Cuomo said. “He was dismissed as a clown in New York City, those who know him best, like him least.”
Punching a police officer in the face near his eye where he needs stitches in Washington DC will now get you released on your own recognizance. That mayor of DC is really terrible.