Heavily Armed Republican Attacks Dem Candidate in MAGA Heartland

Jon Cherry/Getty Images/Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office A heavily armed man attacked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at a fair in Ohio’s MAGA heartland on Sunday afternoon.

The man “lunged at Dr.

Acton, injuring multiple people” while Acton, 60, was attending the Canfield Fair in northeastern Ohio, a campaign spokesperson said in a statement.

“Dr.

Acton and [her husband] Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured.

This kind of violence has no place in Ohio,” the spokesperson said.

The suspect who attacked Acton has been identified as 38-year-old Patrick Havas, a registered Republican.

Havas barged into the Mahoning County Democratic Party’s tent and shoved his way through the crowd, knocking two people to the ground as he made his way to the front, officials on the scene told WFMJ .

WFMJ said he was carrying two firearms.

Republican Gov.

Mike DeWine later said that Acton was unhurt and condemned political violence in an X post .

Havas has been arrested and has been charged with two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct, according to the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office inmate list .

A graduate of Youngstown State University, Havas is a licensed nurse and lives in Canfield, according to public records the Daily Beast reviewed.

The Daily Beast has reached out to Acton for comment.