{"id":550181,"date":"2023-02-10T04:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rep-angie-craig-attacked-in-her-d-c-apartment-building\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T04:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:40:26","slug":"rep-angie-craig-attacked-in-her-d-c-apartment-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rep-angie-craig-attacked-in-her-d-c-apartment-building\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rep. Angie Craig attacked in her D.C. apartment building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbef6dccf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbef6dccf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rep-angie-craig-attacked-in-her-d-c-apartment-building\/#Rep_Angie_Craig_attacked_in_her_DC_apartment_building\" >Rep. Angie Craig attacked in her D.C. apartment building<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rep_Angie_Craig_attacked_in_her_DC_apartment_building\"><\/span>Rep. Angie Craig attacked in her D.C. apartment building<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAngieCraig\/status\/1623741866461081601\">was attacked <\/a>Thursday morning in the elevator of her Washington, D.C., apartment building, her office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Rep. Craig defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay,&#8221; chief of staff Nick Coe said. Coe said the assailant fled, and there was no evidence the attack was politically motivated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Metropolitan Police Department later arrested Kendrick Hamlin, 26, and charged him with simple assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Craig spotted the suspect in her building&#8217;s lobby, &#8220;acting erratic as if he was under the influence of an unknown substance,&#8221; according to a Metropolitan Police Department report detailing the attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He then entered the elevator with her and began doing pushups before punching her in the chin and grabbing her neck, police said. According to the police report, she told police she threw her hot coffee at him before he escaped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a statement later Thursday, the U.S. Capitol Police said it is also investigating the attack, but that &#8220;there is no indication that the congresswoman was targeted because of her position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/victoryfund.org\/news\/angie-craig-wins-reelection-remains-first-and-only-lgbtq-member-of-congress-from-minnesota\/\">Elected in 2018,<\/a> Craig is the first openly\u00a0LGBTQ\u00a0member of Congress from Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Members of Congress experienced an increase in threats of violence after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, leading lawmakers to plead with leadership for more funding for personal security. The number of threat investigations <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/uscp-threat-assessment-cases-2022\">decreased last year, <\/a>but U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in January that the rate was &#8220;still too high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-120x120,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_33\/3403524\/img_1261.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_33\/3403524\/img_1261.png 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_33\/3403524\/img_1261.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\">Alana Satlin<\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Alana is a politics editor at NBC<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.com based in New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-120x120,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_02\/3181701\/kyle-stewart-circle-byline-template.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_02\/3181701\/kyle-stewart-circle-byline-template.jpg 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_02\/3181701\/kyle-stewart-circle-byline-template.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\">Kyle Stewart<\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Kyle Stewart is an associate producer covering Congress for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Frank Thorp V<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Angie Craig attacked in her D.C. apartment building Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was attacked Thursday morning in the elevator of her Washington, D.C., apartment building, her office said in a statement. &#8220;Rep. Craig defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay,&#8221; chief of staff Nick Coe said. 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