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Minnesota House candidate says he suffered concussion in 'politically motivated' attack at restaurant
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| News Date | Wednesday, October 17, 2018 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Minnesota House candidate said he suffered a concussion after he was attacked at a restaurant last week – all because of his political beliefs.
Shane Mekeland, the Republican nominee for District 15B, was allegedly assaulted at an unidentified restaurant in St. George Township Friday between 9 and 10 p.m. During the altercation, the man allegedly “punched” Mekeland in the face, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The alleged attacker was a man who was a “much, much bigger person” who “did not seem dangerous” when he first began to talk to Mekeland about his campaign, the candidate told the Star Tribune. But after some conversation, Mekeland said the stranger made a “typically politically charged statement” that was “in reference to politicians not caring about the middle class.” |
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