Video Shows Patrick Havas Pushing Into Amy Acton Event, Not Brandishing Weapon
Newly surfaced video is raising fresh questions about how an incident involving Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was described. The footage centers on Patrick Havas entering a campaign tent at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown.
Last Sunday, reports said multiple people were injured after an armed man lunged at Acton during the campaign event. Acton’s campaign issued this statement: “While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people,”
Havas, 38, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct. Some media outlets, including Cincinnati News, referred to the incident as an “assassination attempt.”
But the video presents a different picture, according to the source report. It appears to show Havas pushing his way into the tent to take a photo with Acton. In the process, he reportedly knocked over a couple of people.
Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro told the court this week that Havas apparently entered the tent because he wanted to ask Acton questions. That account is a significant contrast to the description of an armed man lunging at a candidate.
The source report also states that Havas never brandished a weapon. That detail is central to the dispute over whether the incident was fairly characterized in the first reports.
The video was provided by Mike Ray, a Youngstown City Councilmember. Watch the footage below.
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Acton later referenced the incident at a campaign event in Cleveland. “Yes, we had a rough day yesterday,” Amy Acton said.
She continued: “I’m so thankful to our first responders and our state highway patrol and everyone who helped out the people who were injured and our prayers are with them,” she said.
The newly surfaced footage puts the focus back on the gap between the original description and what the video appears to show. The case against Havas still includes the two assault charges and one disorderly conduct charge, but the video has prompted renewed scrutiny of the “assassination attempt” label.