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.

  • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Good thing it’s not up to the cops. He would have to be arraigned first, and the wheels of justice move so goddamn fucking slow. That’s not going to suddenly change today.