CanfieldPatrick Havas carried two pistols and a Taser.
State campaigns fund their own security, since no agency protects sub-federal candidates.
Open, unticketed county fairs like this one give candidates zero screening or metal detectors.
Havas faces a court decision on charges six weeks before Ohio votes November 3.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online
- Newsweek
- identifies assailant as registered Republican and licensed nurse, linking political affiliation to Democratic candidate attack
Sources: Al Jazeera Online, Newsweek