民主党俄亥俄州州长候选人、前公共卫生主任艾米·阿克顿周日在坎菲尔德博览会的竞选活动中遭到武装攻击者的袭击12。38岁的帕特里克·哈瓦斯冲向人群，携带电击枪和两支手枪1，攻击了阿克顿和在场志愿者2，其中包括两名年长者2。事件发生在俄亥俄州东北部坎菲尔德市1。阿克顿本人未受伤2，但多人在此事件中受伤1。
哈瓦斯随后被州公路巡警阻止并逮捕1，被指控扰乱治安和两项袭击罪1。阿克顿在声明中表示："这种暴力在俄亥俄州没有立足之地。我将始终站出来反对制造混乱、仇恨和辱骂的行为"2。俄亥俄州州长迈克·德怀恩表态称"暴力或对暴力的威胁在政治或公共活动中总是不可接受的"1。民主党参议员乔·德沃蒂在社交媒体上表示"为执法部门的迅速反应感到欣慰，这种行为没有立足之地"1。阿克顿的对手维韦克·拉马斯瓦米也发表评论称"候选人应该能够在没有威胁或暴力风险的情况下与选民见面，今天发生的事完全不可接受"2。
A 38-year-old man armed with a stun gun and two handguns lunged at Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair in northeastern Ohio on Sunday.12 Patrick Havas rushed toward the crowd, attacking Acton and multiple volunteers, with some of the injured described as elderly.2 Acton herself was not harmed in the incident.2 State highway patrol officers intervened and prevented further violence, leading to Havas's arrest.1
Havas has been charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of assault.12 Acton responded to the attack by stating: "This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another."2 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine remarked that "violence or threats of violence have no place in politics or public events," while Democratic State Senator Joe Duvall expressed relief that "law enforcement responded quickly" to the incident.1 Vivek Ramaswamy, Acton's opponent in the gubernatorial race, also condemned the attack, noting that "candidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence. What happened today is completely unacceptable."2
Acton, a former public health director who was recruited by DeWine in 2019 to lead Ohio's health department and received multiple accolades for her service during the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor.1 The incident underscores mounting security concerns in political campaigns; during the 2023-24 election cycle, candidates and committees spent more than $40 million on security expenses.1
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