The man who tried to attack Dr. Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair Sunday — armed with two pistols and a Taser — is Patrick Havas, a registered Republican with a prior theft record. He’s now facing two assault charges and disorderly conduct.
But wait, there’s more!
His brother is Andrew Havas. In 2008, Andrew — then 22 — was accused of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old in Mahoning County. The charge was reduced to a single misdemeanor assault count in a plea deal, and he was sentenced to 90 days in jail. None of that stopped Jon Husted’s campaign from naming him a Franklin County chair in December, and Andrew introduced Husted at a Christmas party that same month. He resigned in July only after NBC News reported the conviction — the campaign says he never disclosed it. He’d also personally donated over $10,000 to Vivek Ramaswamy.
Every time the right insists political violence is “the other side,” the receipts point back at their own doorstep.
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An Armed individual lunged at Dr. Amy Acton during her Canfield Fair appearance Sunday, injuring multiple people, per her campaign’s statement.
Ohio State Highway Patrol took the person into custody. “This kind of violence has no place in Ohio,” said comms director Addie Bullock.
Investigation ongoing.