Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says

WASHINGTON (AP) – An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring a number of residents, campaign authorities remarked.

Key points

• The suspect knocked volunteers to the ground and was arrested with "multiple weapons, " Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman Chris Anderson remarked in an official note.
• Ohio State Highway Patrol and other authorities at the fair rapidly responded when a man tried to forcefully push himself toward Dr.
• Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another, remarked Addie Bullock, communications director for the campaign.
• Acton, the state's former public health director, was not injured, but her campaign remarked multiple residents were hurt.

Notably, the suspect knocked volunteers to the ground and was arrested with "multiple weapons, " Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman Chris Anderson remarked in an official note.

"Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another, " remarked Addie Bullock, communications director for the campaign.

Ohio State Highway Patrol and other authorities at the fair rapidly responded "when a man tried to forcefully push himself toward Dr. Acton as she was speaking and injured other attendees at the Mahoning County Democrat booth, " Republican Gov. Mike DeWine remarked in an official note.

For now, assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.