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.

  • DBT@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    This is a good thing. It applies to everyone, not just the people we disagree with.

    • threeganzi
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      16 days ago

      It would be a little better if everyone could vote, regardless of felony stays.