Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., celebrated the arrest of a Democratic operative for American Bridge 21st Century, a group funded by billionaire George Soros, whom the lawmaker said chased him around the U.S. Capitol this summer.
Wilfred Michael Stark III was arrested Tuesday after Kristin Davison, the campaign manager for Nevada gubernatorial nominee Adam Laxalt, accused him of grabbing her arm and refusing to let go, Fox News reported.
Davison said the incident “terrified and traumatized” her and left her with bruises on her neck and arms.
“Soros funded hack finally arrested for assaulting young female campaign staff in Nevada,” Nunes tweeted late Wednesday. “This should not happen in the USA!”
Soros funded hack finally arrested for assaulting young female campaign staff in Nevada. This should not happen in the USA! https://t.co/F1qtkObvsZ
— Devin Nunes (@DevinNunes) October 18, 2018
Months earlier, Nunes tweeted a photo of Stark, asking if anyone knew the identity of the man.
“Kept chasing me around the Capitol with a camera phone today,” he said.
Stark was in custody at the Las Vegas city jail as of Wednesday.
“He was arrested by our city marshals last night about 7 p.m. after Kristin Davison contacted them saying Mr. Stark had grabbed her by the arm and pushed her. The arrest is classified as a citizen’s arrest because the incident did not happen in the presence of the marshals,” the city marshal’s office told Fox News.
Stark was also arrested earlier this year for allegedly assaulting a press secretary for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
American Bridge did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
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