The man charged with assault after slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back in June can have the charges dropped as long as he stays out of legal trouble for six months, according to the Richmond County district attorney’s office in New York.
Daniel Gill, who has no prior criminal history, accepted the deal Wednesday after facing initial charges of assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree, and menacing in the third degree.
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“[Gill] violated a basic social contract which is a lesson taught when we are young — keep your hands to yourself,” Assistant Richmond County District Attorney Darren Albanese said Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. But proving that he actually harmed or intended to harm Giuliani would be difficult, Albanese said.
Giuliani, a Republican who was New York City‘s mayor from 1994 to 2001, was harassed at a ShopRite in Staten Island, New York, in June. A video of the confrontation, in which Gill slapped Giuliani on the back and allegedly said, “What’s up, scumbag?”, was posted to social media shortly after the event. Although Giuliani did not react strongly in the video, he later said the slap felt like someone had shot him.
The man was represented by Susan Platis, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Staten Island trial office, who claimed that Gill did not break any laws.
“This outcome, which will ultimately dismiss the case in its entirety, reflects that reality,” Platis said in a statement.
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ShopRite’s parent company, Wakefern Food Corporation, said Gill had been “suspended pending termination,” according to Insider, and said it had no tolerance for aggression.
