Post by Logan on Mar 20, 2016 0:38:03 GMT -6
Campaign squabble turns violent; state rep.'s daughter charged
Politics in Chicago frequently is a rough-and-tumble affair but rarely does a campaign literally draw blood.
That's what happened in the primary campaign, when an altercation turned violent, resulting in the firing of a staple gun to the face, a broken nose, stitches and a grab of the groin, Cook County prosecutors say.
The squabble started when the incumbent's daughter and her boyfriend drew the attention of her mother's challenger by stapling campaign posters outside his campaign headquarters and ended with the challenger's face streaked with blood and a gash on the forehead, authorities say.
Three days after state Rep. Cynthia Soto, D-Chicago, soundly defeated Robert Zwolinski in the primary for the state's 4th District, Soto's daughter, Jessica, and her boyfriend stood before a Cook County judge Friday to face felony charges in connection with the scuffle.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-representative-stapler-attack-met-20160318-story.html
Politics in Chicago frequently is a rough-and-tumble affair but rarely does a campaign literally draw blood.
That's what happened in the primary campaign, when an altercation turned violent, resulting in the firing of a staple gun to the face, a broken nose, stitches and a grab of the groin, Cook County prosecutors say.
The squabble started when the incumbent's daughter and her boyfriend drew the attention of her mother's challenger by stapling campaign posters outside his campaign headquarters and ended with the challenger's face streaked with blood and a gash on the forehead, authorities say.
Three days after state Rep. Cynthia Soto, D-Chicago, soundly defeated Robert Zwolinski in the primary for the state's 4th District, Soto's daughter, Jessica, and her boyfriend stood before a Cook County judge Friday to face felony charges in connection with the scuffle.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-representative-stapler-attack-met-20160318-story.html