MICHAEL RUIZ: Video shows polling place attack on Turning Point member, poet arrested

Police in Laconia, New Hampshire, arrested 70-year-old poet Stephen Redic after he allegedly slapped an 18-year-old Turning Point Action member outside a polling place. The incident, captured on video, happened on Tuesday as voters were casting ballots at an elementary school; Redic faces a misdemeanor assault charge and a disorderly conduct violation.

Police said Redic approached the group’s tent while leaving and wanted to read a poem about rich people. Video shows him arguing with the member, raising his voice and then striking him before walking away. Redic was arrested on Wednesday morning and is due in court for an arraignment on 10 December; it was not clear whether he had a lawyer.