Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Tuesday vowed to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders.
with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.
Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He wastold CBS News“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.
Police arrested and charged Kendrid Hamlin — the homeless man who is alleged to have been the attacker.Craig, who was cornered inside the elevator by the suspect, recalled in the Tuesday interview the moment she managed to fend off her attacker after he demanded to be let inside her apartment.“All I could do was throw my coffee over my shoulder, which startled him,” Craig said.
The homeless suspect punched Rep. Angie Craig, grabbed her by the shoulder, and pulled her by the collarbone during the attack.Authorities say that Hamlin kicked an officer and bit a detective as they tried to apprehend him. Hamlin has a long history committing violent crimes just steps from the Capitol Building where Craig works,
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