On September 6, 2026, an armed assailant lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair in Ohio. Patrick Havas, 38, was arrested after injuring multiple people in the attack.
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It took a century to end the rule of bullies I describe in “Gangster of New York,” now some monsters want to bring it back. An “armed individual” allegedly lunged at Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton on Sunday and injured multiple people at a fair in Canfield, according to a spokesperson for her campaign and ...
"Violence or the threat of violence at political or public events is always unacceptable," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement on social media Sunday, adding that he and his wife spoke with Dr Amy Acton and "she said to share with Ohioans that she is ok." abcnews.com/Politics/ohi... Amy Acton was attending a fair in Canfield, Ohio, according to a spokesperson for her campaign.
An armed person “lunged” at Amy Acton, Ohio’s Democratic nominee for governor, and injured several people at a fair, a spokesperson for her campaign says.