Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) has criticized what she views as prior lenient treatment of the suspect in her attack.
earlier this month in D.C., according to court documents. The talks come as the lawmaker has criticized the way authorities handled the suspect’s past cases.No other details about the discussions were provided in the brief filing from a defense attorney in U.S. District Court in D.C. The attorney asked a judge to push to March a court hearing that had been scheduled for Friday for the man accused of attacking Rep. Angie Craig .
According to court documents and a statement from Craig on social media, the assailant followed her onto an elevator after she got coffee in her apartment building lobby. He then grabbed her to stop her from leaving and punched her in the chin, causing her lip to bleed, the documents say. Craig has said she threw hot coffee on him and escaped.
Laura Cottrell, a spokeswoman for Craig, said the congresswoman was not available for an interview. Cottrell declined to comment on the resolution talks.on Tuesday, Craig said the attack called attention to how crime can sometimes be fueled by mental health problems and homelessness. But she also criticized the criminal justice system, saying that some of her alleged attacker’s prior arrests were not prosecuted at all in D.C.
It could not be learned how many times Hamlin has been arrested in D.C. or elsewhere only to have prosecutors decline to pursue the case. Cottrell said Friday that Craig was referring to the suspect’s assault cases in the D.C. area, rather than just the city itself, that she feels were not handled appropriately.A memorandum filed by the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office arguing Hamlin should be detained listed 12 prior convictions since 2015. Six were for crimes that occurred in D.C.
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