‘He Knocked Me to the Ground’: Seventeen-Year-Old Donald Trump Supporter Allegedly Punched 70-Year Kamala Harris Voter In the Stomach at Florida Rally, Faces Felony Charge

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Police have charged a Florida teenager with a felony battery charge after he allegedly attacked a 70-year-old woman at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports the incident happened on Saturday at an event for Harris in Stuart, Florida. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a town hall at the Crown Center Arena Oct. 4 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) The 70-year-old Harris supporter, Kathleen Tomasko, told police that a 17-year-old boy wearing a shirt with a picture of Donald Trump punched her in the stomach, knocking her to the ground in the process. Police officers who event organizers hired to monitor rally activities arrested the teen. He was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older — a third-degree felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Witnesses also told authorities that the teen was involved in another altercation with another Harris supporter before walking away and violently striking Tomasko. “Several people pointed out a male who was walking away from the area as someone who battered or struck a woman. I was able to go get the...

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