A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly causing a disturbance in a voting line before punching an election judge in the face, police said.

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.

  • EleventhHour
    1•16 days ago

    I’ve been arrested before, and never was I out in fewer than 18 hours. That would not give him enough time to get back to the polls to vote.

    • billwashereEnglish
      1•16 days ago

      Oh I completely agree on both counts. I’ve had family members that have been incarcerated before and it was a very slow process.

      • EleventhHour
        1•16 days ago

        Then why did you say that he’d likely be out in time?

        • billwashereEnglish
          1•16 days ago

          Because they likely WANT him out in time to vote. But that’s just a guess. Plus it’s a different state with different rules.

          • EleventhHour
            1•16 days ago

            Good thing it’s not up to the cops. He would have to be arraigned first, and the wheels of justice move so goddamn fucking slow. That’s not going to suddenly change today.