Armed Suspect Arrested After Charging at Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate at County Fair

Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton attacked at fair, unharmed - Reuters

Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton attacked at fair, unharmed  Reuters

Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor Accosted at County Fair

An armed individual lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, at a county fair on Sunday, drawing swift condemnation from her Republican opponent and Governor Mike DeWine.

By Mark Niquette

Man Arrested After Pushing Toward Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor

A spokeswoman for the campaign of Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee, said “multiple people” were injured when an “armed individual” lunged at her during a county fair.

By Bayliss Wagner

Armed individual ‘lunged’ at Democrat nominee for Ohio governor, campaign says

Amy Acton’s campaign said multiple people were injured at the event at a county fair in Canfield, Ohio.

By Julian Mark, Karen Tumulty

Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, campaign says

Team says armed suspect attacked Amy Acton during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, was the target of an attack on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, campaign officials said. Several people were injured when the armed assailant lunged at Acton. The suspect knocked volunteers to the ground before he was arrested and was “discovered to have weapons”, Mahoning county Democratic party chairperson Chris...

By Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies

Amy Acton campaign says armed individual lunged at Ohio governor candidate, injuring multiple people

Amy Acton's campaign says the Ohio governor candidate was targeted by an armed individual at the Canfield Fair as political violence fears mount.

Armed individual lunges at Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee during fair, campaign says - CNN

Armed individual lunges at Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee during fair, campaign says  CNN

Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton at fair, campaign says

The Ohio gubernatorial race is one of the most high-profile races this year as the campaigns enter the final weeks of campaigning before the November election.

Armed man arrested after charging towards Ohio governor candidate

An armed assailant charged towards the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people before he was stopped by troopers, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement that a man it identified as Patrick Havas, 38, forced his way through a crowd, knocking over multiple members of the audience as he moved towards Acton, the state’s former public health director. He had a ta...

By Associated Press

Who is Patrick Havas? Armed suspect accused of attacking Amy Acton at Canfield Fair identified

Patrick Havas was arrested after an armed incident at the Canfield Fair involving Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton and several volunteers.

Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton attacked at Canfield Fair

The 38-year-old suspect, Patrick Havas, knocked over multiple people at the fair while trying to reach Acton, Ohio State Highway Patrol said in an email to Reuters. Havas had a taser and two pistols.

Several injured as assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says

Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says