A 33-year-old man was arrested after throwing a drink can at a Republican senatorTed Cruz during the Astros victory parade in Houston, Texas.
On Monday afternoon, the subject was arrested without major incidents by Houston police at the 2400 block of Smith Street, in front of the Spec's liquor store, after hitting the US senator with the can.Ted Cruz on the neck and chest, while passing by in a vehicle and greeting the public along with other representatives of the North American government.
The Houston Police Department confirmed the arrest on assault charges.
Cruz, who did not require medical attention after the incident, was participating in the Astros victory parade in the back of a Humvee, when the full can was thrown in his direction and managed to be slightly deflected by one of the security agents .
Accompanying him in the Humvee were US representatives Sylvia García and Lizzie Fletcher. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was riding in a vehicle ahead, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee waved to the crowd in a vehicle just behindCruz.
The Republican senator himself shared the video of the attack on his Twitter profile, and expressed his gratitude to the local police and the Capitol police for their quick action. “I'm also grateful that the clown who threw his White Claw had a noodle for an arm,” he joked.
Although the police did not reveal the name of the suspect, court documents cited by the channelABC 13 identified with the farmer as Joseph Halm Archdeacon.
The same source added that during the parade the senatorCruz He was booed at several times.
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