PARK CITY, Utah — A person was arrested Friday night time at a celebration throughout the Sundance Film Festival in Park Metropolis, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X Saturday that he was punched within the face by a person who advised Frost that President Donald Trump was going to deport him. The altercation occurred at a non-public occasion hosted by expertise company CAA on the Excessive West Distillery, a well-liked venue for festival-adjacent occasions.
“He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off,” Frost wrote. “The person was arrested and I’m okay.”
Frost, the primary Gen Z member of Congress, thanked the venue safety and the Park Metropolis Police Division for his or her assist. A Park Metropolis Police Division consultant stated officers arrived on the scene simply after midnight.
Christian Joel Younger, 28, was arrested for aggravated housebreaking, assaulting an elected official and assault and transported to Summit County Jail, in line with court docket data.
Younger can be accused of grabbing a lady by the shoulder. He appeared to have crashed the occasion by leaping a fence and had a Sundance Movie Competition go that was not issued in his identify, in line with the police affidavit.
The Sundance Movie Competition representatives launched an announcement saying that they “strongly condemn” the assault, noting that whereas it occurred at a non-affiliated occasion that the conduct is “in opposition to our values of upholding a welcoming and provoking setting for all our attendees.”
“The security and safety of our competition attendees is all the time our chief concern, and our ideas are with Congressman Frost and his continued well-being,” the assertion learn. “We encourage anybody with extra data on this matter to contact the Park Metropolis Police Division.”
County Decide Richard Mrazik ordered Younger held with out bail, on the grounds that he would represent, “a considerable hazard to another particular person or to the group, or is more likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court docket if launched on bail.” Younger has a previous misdemeanor conviction, in line with court docket data.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote on X that he was horrified by the assault and that “the perpetrator should be aggressively prosecuted.”
“Hate and political violence has no place in our nation,” Jeffries continued.
Messages looking for remark have been left for representatives for CAA.
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