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EXCLUSIVE: Veteran who tried to assassinate NY gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during campaign event is arrested on federal assault charge one day after he was freed under state's lax bail laws
UK Daily Mail ^ | 07/23/2022 | STEPHEN M. LEPORE

Posted on 07/23/2022 11:39:08 AM PDT by DFG

The man who drunkenly attacked the Republican candidate for governor in New York was photographed being taken into custody by FBI, state and county police Saturday on federal assault charges, after being immediately released following the attack under the state's bail reform laws.

David Jakubonis, 43, an Army veteran, was arrested after allegedly attacking Zeldin with a $10 cat keyring weapon at the congressman's Thursday campaign rally for state governor, outside of Rochester, New York. He was released hours later.

But on Saturday, DailyMail.com cameras saw Jakubonis taken into custody by FBI, New York State police and deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

A six-car motorcade pulled into Jakubonis' apartment complex a little before noon on Saturday and left with Jakubonis in custody 15 minutes later.

He's set to make his first appearance in court Saturday afternoon in front of US Magistrate Judge Marion W. Payson.

A spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York confirmed the details to DailyMail.com.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: bidensbrownshirts; davidjakubonis; domesticterrorism; jakubonis; newyork; payson; zeldin
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1 posted on 07/23/2022 11:39:09 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Impossible. I’ve been told by all the commie scum at DU that this was a false flag inside job and totally fake.


2 posted on 07/23/2022 11:39:55 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: Levy78

It might still be fake and just a means to strengthen federal authority.


3 posted on 07/23/2022 11:42:58 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Are vegetarian real vegetarian burgers or just fake meat?)
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To: DFG
was photographed being taken into custody by FBI, state and county police Saturday

Were there 376 of them?

4 posted on 07/23/2022 11:44:01 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: DFG

So is (p)resident 💭 gonna give him a medal of freedom? AKA “fweedumb” in kamalese.


5 posted on 07/23/2022 11:45:11 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: DFG

A lady’s self defense keychain. Possibly the lamest assassination weapon ever.


6 posted on 07/23/2022 11:49:03 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: DFG

When the feds get involved it only makes this incident murkier than ever.

It makes you wonder if the guy who attacked Zeldin has fed connections?

The feds what a great job they have done regarding January 6th.


7 posted on 07/23/2022 11:50:31 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: rktman

Medal of Freedom awards only goes to those who bomb white churches.


8 posted on 07/23/2022 11:51:46 AM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: DFG

Why is this a federal offense?


9 posted on 07/23/2022 11:54:06 AM PDT by Billyv ( Ephesians 6:11 for we battle not against flesh and blood...Pray for our leaders and nation )
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To: DFG

You can see in these photos and videos that Zeldin defended himself as an army veteran should. New York Times and others insist on ignoring this fact, as it makes Zeldin look good to anyone, right or left.

New York Post today pointedly shows Zeldin taking the first crucial steps to stop the guy.

Glad the feds stepped in on the perp. Outrageous. Bragg would have like to arrest Zeldin.


10 posted on 07/23/2022 11:54:27 AM PDT by firebrand ( )
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To: bray

Well, they need to expand the list of acts eligible.


11 posted on 07/23/2022 11:56:36 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Billyv

Because he attacked a sitting Congressman.

L


12 posted on 07/23/2022 11:57:31 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Billyv

The legalese shakes out that Lee Zeldin is a member of the House of Representatives.

Hence a federal rap.


13 posted on 07/23/2022 11:58:42 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Billyv

Zeldin is a congressman.


14 posted on 07/23/2022 12:01:24 PM PDT by firebrand ( )
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To: DFG

Federal control of elections.


15 posted on 07/23/2022 12:02:01 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

“A lady’s self defense keychain. Possibly the lamest assassination weapon ever.”

Not at all, it’s really a very effective concealed stabbing weapon. The ears are about an inch and three quarters long and are sharpened on the inside so that it can go very easily into a victim’s neck and be used very quickly to cut his carotid artery. Also, being made of resin, it’s undetectable by an ordinary metal detector and is not likely to be spotted as a weapon. That’s what would enable any perp to get very close to his potential victim. Here’s a picture of one of them that’s currently advertised:

https://poshmark.com/listing/Pink-and-black-cat-resin-selfdefense-keychains-618eed4b800f64913dbe5e62?gclid=bb35e587571b1c3e39bf875b14b6f575&gclsrc=3p.ds&utm_source=bdm&campaign_id=412848048&utm_campaign=412848048&ad_partner=bing&msclkid=bb35e587571b1c3e39bf875b14b6f575


16 posted on 07/23/2022 12:15:18 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: kiryandil

Only if he had a noose for Zeldin


17 posted on 07/23/2022 12:15:34 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ( Liberty Valance Time. The point of a gun is the only law the left understands)
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To: Billyv
Why is this a federal offense?

Because it hit the national news. Attempted murder, on stage, of a NYS conservative candidate and the cops let him go, without bail, on his own recognizance.

Furthermore, the cops who arrested him considered him mentally unstable, and they let him go.

Still furthermore, the candidate who was attacked predicted this would happen, that he would go free within hours, and he was right.

That didn't look too good for the liberal NYC judicial system. A little Soft on Crime, maybe? Or a little biased against conservatives?

Kinda sounds like a meme every conservative candidate could camp out on forever, or at least until after the midterms.

This is why they had to pop him, it's BAD OPTICS.

18 posted on 07/23/2022 12:21:19 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

I don’t think that today’s Army is allowed to carry real fighting knives.


19 posted on 07/23/2022 12:23:20 PM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Howie66

FWIW
https://cutsandcarves.com/what-knives-do-the-us-army-marine-navy-air-force-use/


20 posted on 07/23/2022 12:25:31 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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