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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Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton attacked at fair, unharmed - www.reuters.com/world/us/ohi... An armed individual attacked Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton on Sunday at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown, according to her campaign and the state highway patrol.
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You stay classy, Youngstown. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti... An armed individual lunged toward Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton injuring multiple people at the Canfield Fair.
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An armed man was arrested after charging toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
www.dailymail.com/news/article... While attending a fair in Cranford in the southern part of the state, an 'armed individual lunged' at Acton and left multiple people injured, her campaign said.
The heavily armed man arrested for attacking Amy Acton, Patrick Havas, is the brother of Jon Husted’s Former Franklin County Chairman, Andrew Havas. www.thedailybeast.com/heavily-arme... An armed man attacked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at an Ohio fair on Sunday.
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www.wfmj.com/news/local-n... According to the press office for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, an “armed individual” allegedly lunged at Acton, injuring multiple people in the process during a visit to the Canfield
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The 38-year-old suspect, Patrick Havas, knocked over multiple people at the fair while trying to reach Acton, Ohio State Highway Patrol said in an email to Reuters. Havas had a taser and two pistols.
BREAKING: Dem Candidate For Governor Dr. Amy Acton Attacked At Campaign Event In OHIO - 2 INJURED - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1nf... YouTube video by Dave Neal
Following the arrest, they recovered two handguns, a set of brass knuckles, and a Taser from the man. An armed person " lunged " at Amy Acton, Ohio's Democratic nominee for governor, and injured several people at a fair on Sunday, according t...
"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." — Addie Bullock, Acton campaign, after an armed man lunged at the candidate at the Canfield Fair.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Patrick Havas, 38, forced his way through a crowd toward Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, during her Sunday campaign stop at the Canfield Fair in northeastern Ohio [abcnews.com#1][suntimes.com#1][krdo.com#1]. Acton, Ohio’s former public health director, was not injured. Authorities and local reports said at least two audience members were knoc
Police: Armed man with Taser & two pistols lunged at Ohio gov. candidate Amy Acton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN0l... YouTube video by MS NOW
Amy Acton, Ohio's Democratic candidate for governor, thanked first responders after a man attempted to attack her. Several others were injured in the attack. CBS News' Ash-har Quraishi reports.