Video of Rand Paul’s staffer being stabbed in Washington DC has been released to the public. pic.twitter.com/VD0AbizKFx
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 8, 2023
New video shows stabbing of Rand Paul staffer in D.C.
Federal prosecutors release security video that they say captured the random March 25 attack on a congressional staffer
By Keith L. Alexander / August 8, 2023 at 4:12 p.m. EDT
A security camera captured the staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) casually strolling down D.C.’s H Street NE with a friend on a sunny afternoon in March, having just left a restaurant. As the two near the edge of the frame, the video shows a man knocking the staffer onto the sidewalk — and stabbing him repeatedly.
“What the f— ” someone can be heard saying.
The newly released footage shows for the first time the brazen March 25 attack, which authorities have described as a random act of violence. It is brief — the encounter lasts less than a minute — but harrowing.
The staffer’s friend is seen trying to pull the attacker off, and then someone appears to yell “go away, go away.” The assailant — who is wearing a dark-colored, hooded jacket — stumbles away out of view of the camera.
The security video was played in D.C. Superior Court last month at the preliminary hearing for Glynn Neal, the 42-year-old man charged with assault with intent to kill in the attack…
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/08/video-rand-paul-staffer-attack/