Arrests made after Wisconsin state lawmaker beaten by protesters

Published July 28, 2020 9:50pm ET



Two women have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Wisconsin state legislator.

Samantha Hamer, 26, and Kerida O’Reilly, 33, were charged on Monday with substantial battery as a party to a crime and robbery with use of force as a party to a crime for allegedly attacking state Sen. Tim Carpenter last month, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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