Summary

A 24-year-old man, Daniel Schmidt, was arrested after allegedly disrupting a voting line and assaulting an election judge in Orland Park, Illinois.

Schmidt reportedly attempted to skip the line, ignored repeated instructions to wait, and punched an election judge who tried to stop him, knocking off their glasses.

Other patrons restrained him until police arrived, at which point Schmidt resisted arrest. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery against a person over 60 and resisting arrest.

  • @Boddhisatva
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    1816 days ago

    Not until convicted. My point is, if he’s out today, he can vote today.

    • @[email protected]
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      116 days ago

      He’d have to go to the same polling place though, right? Seems unlikely the people he assaulted would be keen to let him back in.

      • @Boddhisatva
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        216 days ago

        I don’t know. I’m not certain that they could legally stop him as long as he behaves himself.