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beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 05:31 PM Aug 2018

Rep Rodney Davis' Field Director Charged With Assault After Crashing Londrigans campaign event


Rodney Davis’ Field Director Charged With Assault After Crashing Opponent’s Event
Staffer reportedly harassed Davis’ opponent Betsy Dirksen Londrigan


https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-after-altercation-with-opponent


GOP Rep. Rodney Davis’ campaign field director was arrested and charged with aggravated assault Wednesday night after an altercation involving Davis’ Democratic opponent, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.

The Illinois Republican’s field director Levi Lovell was arrested at Londrigan’s campaign event at a local bar, according to WCIA Chicago reporter Mark Maxwell. Lovell reportedly shouted at Londrigan, a businesswoman and former aide to Democratic Sen. Richard J. Durbin, and then punched someone at the event. Springfield Police confirmed to Roll Call that Lovell was booked into the Sangamon County Detention Facility.



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Rep Rodney Davis' Field Director Charged With Assault After Crashing Londrigans campaign event (Original Post) beachbum bob Aug 2018 OP
Thugs gotta thug. marble falls Aug 2018 #1
washington Post has now picked up the story beachbum bob Aug 2018 #2
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
2. washington Post has now picked up the story
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:52 PM
Aug 2018

Any time a female democratic candidate is harassed by a high ranking staff member of the GOP Congressman, it should be front page story

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