A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance in a voting line before punching an election judge in the face, police said.

Summary

A 24-year-old man, Daniel Schmidt, was arrested after allegedly disrupting a voting line and assaulting an election judge in Orland Park, Illinois.

Schmidt reportedly attempted to skip the line, ignored repeated instructions to wait, and punched an election judge who tried to stop him, knocking off their glasses.

Other patrons restrained him until police arrived, at which point Schmidt resisted arrest. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery against a person over 60 and resisting arrest.

  • Stern@lemmy.world
    301·
    1 month ago

    Sounds like he won’t have to worry about voting for a long time, since I’m guessing theres at least one felony somewhere in those charges.

    • stringere@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 month ago
      • 2 counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony)
      • 2 counts of Aggravated Battery in a public place (Class 3 Felony),
      • 5 misdemeanor counts of Resisting Arrest
      • 1 misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct