The man accused of trying to stab New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin appeared in federal court in Rochester on Thursday.
will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer's plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse.
"To characterize what happened to Congressman Zeldin that day as a close call is an understatement," Eldridge said.A video of the attempted assault shows Jakubonis raised his arm toward the congressman from Long Island as he held a keychain with two sharp points.Zeldin grabbed Jakubonis' wrist and the two tussled to the ground as others jumped in to help. Zeldin suffered a minor scrape.
Slawinski sought either probation with strict conditions or inpatient care. Jakubonis, he said, was an admitted alcoholic who sought treatment throughout his adult life. He developed severe anxiety and panic attacks while serving a year in Iraq, the lawyer said, and his mental health declined further after he witnessed the sudden death of his wife of seven years from a cerebral hemorrhage three years ago.
"It is not designed to be a decoration. It's designed to be a weapon," Eldridge said."The points are very pointy and the material is hard enough that it could puncture the skin." A big part of Zeldin's campaign message has been a promise to get tougher on criminals. Almost immediately after the on-stage altercation with Jakubonis, he sought to link a New York bail reform law passed by Democrats to his own case.
Afterward, Zeldin tweeted that his assailant's release was"due to New York's insane cashless bail law."
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