Man Charged with Assault After Punching Visitor at Trump’s Minneapolis Rally

Man Charged with Assault After Punching Visitor at Trump’s Minneapolis Rally
A Trump supporter is seen in a scuffle with a protester after his hat was grabbed off his head outside the Target Center after President Donald Trump visited Minneapolis, Minn., for a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2019. Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP
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Police in Minneapolis used media video footage to identify and charge an assailant after a man was punched in the face as he left President Donald Trump’s rally in Minneapolis on Oct. 10.

31-year-old Dwight P. Lewis of Richfield, Minneapolis, appeared before Hennepin County District Court on Oct. 23 on charges of third-degree assault. Lewis was remanded in custody with bail set at $40,000 ahead of his next court appearance.