Off-Duty Cop Punches Woman at Pro-Choice Rally in Rhode Island

An off-duty police officer and Republican candidate for State Senate in Rhode Island has been arrested for punching a woman at an abortion rights protest, suspended with pay and due back in court on July 8. Ana Kasparian and Jessica Burbank discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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https://lawandcrime.com/crime/republican-off-duty-cop-who-was-running-for-office-charged-with-punching-his-democratic-opponent-at-pro-choice-protest/

"As seen on video, a man struck a woman during a pro-choice protest outside of the Rhode Island State House in Providence on Friday night. Jennifer Rourke, the Rhode Island Political Cooperative Chairwoman and a Democratic candidate for the state Senate, says she is the woman in that footage. Her attacker was her Republican opponent Jeann Lugo, she said.

Lugo, an officer for the Providence Police Department, has announced that he dropped out of the race for Senate District 29. He was off-duty at the time of the incident, officials said. Lugo now faces charges and is on paid administrative leave from the department.

Other Twitter users either tagged or quote-tweeted him when referring to the incident from Friday, but his account is defunct as of Sunday afternoon.”

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