The neighbor of Sen. Rand Paul who is accused of attacking the Kentucky Republican has been charged with a federal crime, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
Rene Boucher, 58, of Bowling Green, Ky., has been charged with assaulting a member of Congress, resulting in personal injury, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Josh Minkler announced.
On Nov. 3, Boucher allegedly “had enough” after seeing Paul stack brush onto a pile near the senator’s property, according to court documents.
Boucher then ran onto Paul’s property and tackled him, leaving him with six broken ribs, the documents state.
Paul returned to the Senate two weeks after the incident. Earlier this month, he described the initial weeks of his recovery as “a living hell.”
While Boucher has signed a plea agreement, no date has been set for him to enter his guilty plea, the Justice Department said.
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