Assault on Rep. Maxwell Frost: Man Arrested for Attacking Elected Official at Party in Park City
A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) during a party in Park City, Utah. Christian Joel Young, 28, was charged with aggravated burglary and assaulting an elected official. Frost recounted the incident on social media, stating that he was punched by a man who made racist remarks. Frost, 29, is the first Generation Z member of Congress. Young, with a prior misdemeanor conviction, was ordered to be held without bail due to posing a substantial danger if released.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) expressed horror at the incident and called for aggressive prosecution of the perpetrator. The entire House Democratic Caucus family stands with Maxwell Frost in condemning hate and political violence.