Thanks! Can always count on you Karl!
Have they been able to find that moron that hurt the plainclothes officer yet?
NEW YORK - A man was arrested following a struggle with Secret Service agents after entering a restricted area near Vice President Dick Cheney at the Republican convention and making anti-war statements. Cheney never was in any danger, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
The incident occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Monday, as Cheney sat with his wife, Lynne, in a box off the convention floor at Madison Square Garden.
According to law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, the unidentified man was dressed like a convention volunteer and got close enough to Cheney's box to make some anti-war statements. There was a struggle when Secret Service agents went to grab the man, and he had to be subdued, one of the officials said. No weapons were found on him.
Secret Service Agent Shannon Zeigler declined to provide details, saying only that the man was detained for questioning for being in an area for which he was not credentialed. Cheney "was never in any harm or danger," Zeigler said.
Cheney's spokeswoman, Anne Womack, referred questions to the Secret Service.
Authorities were investigating whether the man was an anti-war protester who may have signed up as a volunteer to get into the arena. One of the officials described him as "somebody who has a prior history of doing things like this."
The man was expected to appear in Manhattan federal court Tuesday afternoon. Authorities declined to discuss the charges, but one official said the man would likely be charged with assaulting a federal officer and impeding the operation of the Secret Service.
August 31, 2004 2:47 PM