6th Circuit remands 30-day prison sentence for Rand Paul’s attacker

Published September 9, 2019 9:31pm ET



The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded the sentence of the man who attacked Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and broke several of the lawmaker’s ribs.

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Rene Boucher.

A federal court sentenced Rene Boucher, Paul’s neighbor, to 30 days in prison for attacking the senator in November 2017 over a lawn-related dispute. The 6th Circuit sent the case back to the lower court after finding its ruling lacked “compelling justification” for such a short prison term, according to court documents.

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