U.S. Capitol Police mentioned Tuesday that they arrested an individual accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
The suspect, recognized as James McIntyre, 33, of Illinois, faces a cost of assaulting a authorities official.
Mace said Tuesday night on X that she was “bodily accosted on the Capitol tonight” by somebody who she mentioned was a defender of transgender rights.
“One new brace for my wrist and a few ice for my arm and it’ll heal simply high-quality,” Mace mentioned, including that “violence and threats on my life will solely make me double down.”
Reached for remark, Capitol Police didn’t present particulars in regards to the suspect and didn’t reply to questions on whether or not or not the suspect was an advocate of transgender rights.
In an announcement detailing the incident, police mentioned {that a} House member’s workplace had reported an incident within the Rayburn House Office Building and that officers had “tracked down the suspect.”
McIntyre was screened earlier than getting into the constructing, which was open to the general public on the time of the incident, the assertion mentioned.
Last month, Mace introduced a measure to bar lawmakers and House staff from “utilizing single-sex amenities apart from these comparable to their organic intercourse.” She mentioned she was responding to Sarah McBride’s being elected the first openly transgender member of Congress in November.
Last week, protesters against Mace’s measure staged a protest outdoors a House workplace constructing.
