Rep. Lee Zeldin Correctly Predicts Attacker Would Be Released From Jail

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A man who approached Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) during a campaign stop and appeared to attack him while holding a bladed weapon was released from jail hours after he was arrested on Thursday evening, officials said.

David Jakubonis, 43, was arraigned on Thursday night in Perinton Town Court on second-degree attempted assault stemming from the attack on Zeldin, a Republican running for governor in New York. He was released on his own recognizance, according to local reports and officials.

The Monroe County Sheriffโ€™s Department said Jakubonisโ€”who told Zeldin โ€œyouโ€™re doneโ€โ€”was released from custody within hours on โ€œhis own recognizance.โ€

In a late-night Twitter post, Zeldin predicted that Jakubonis would be released due to New Yorkโ€™s controversial bail reform laws that Republicans and some law enforcement groups say have driven up crime.

โ€œHis words as he tried to stab me a few hours ago were โ€˜youโ€™re doneโ€™, but several attendees, including @EspositoforNY, quickly jumped into action & tackled the guy,โ€ he wrote on Friday morning. โ€œLaw enforcement was on the scene within minutes. The attacker will likely be instantly released under NYโ€™s laws.โ€

Zeldin, a congressman from Long Island, was giving a speech about bail reform laws when he was approached by Jakubonis, according to the New York Post. Photos show that he was carrying an unknown weapon with two small blades in his hand.

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Joe Chenelly, a New York State Assembly candidate, tackled Jakubonis at the event and recalled the incident.

โ€œI could see what looked like a razor or knife of some sort,โ€ Chenelly told Fox News on Friday. โ€œAs he attempted another swing, I tackled the attacker from the back and slammed him to the ground where several of us were able to restrain him and get the weapon away from him.โ€

Byย Jack Phillips

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