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Suspect in custody after member of Republicans staff attacked in apparently random incident

Tue 28 Mar 2023 08.58 EDT

A member of Senator Rand Pauls staff was stabbed and critically wounded in Washington on Saturday in an attack that is likely to raise fears about violence in the nations capital.

This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington DC, the Kentucky senator said in a statement to ABC News late Monday. I ask you to join [wife] Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions after the stabbing.

According to a police report obtained by the outlet, officers responded at about 5.15pm to a call about a stabbing fewer than two miles north-east of the US Capitol.

The victim, who has not been named, was treated on the scene for stab wounds and was seen by a witness bleeding from the head, and was later hospitalized for treatment of life-threatening injuries, the report states.

A suspect is reported to have been taken into custody and is being held without bail.

On Monday, DC police said that 42-year-old local resident Glynn Neal was arrested in connection with the attack on counts of assault with intent to kill and wielding a knife. Neal reportedly told police officers a voice had threatened to get him before the attack occurred.

According to one of two witnesses cited in the police report, the suspect had popped out of the corner and stabbed the Paul staffer multiple times.

The victim was able to grab [the suspects] arms and the witness with him tackled the suspect, leading to a struggle between the parties. The victim and the witness ran as the suspect fled, the report added.

We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested, Pauls statement said. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery.

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Aide to Senator Rand Paul critically wounded in Washington DC stabbing - The Guardian US

The Kentucky lawmaker called it a "brutal" assault.

March 27, 2023, 10:04 PM ET

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A staffer for Sen. Rand Paul was stabbed and seriously injured in Washington, D.C., on Saturday and a suspect has since been arrested, according to police and Paul's office.

"This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.," Paul, R-Ky,. said in a statement to ABC News on Monday. "I ask you to join [wife] Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions."

Paul's office has not publicly identified the staffer.

According to a police report obtained by ABC News, officers first responded Saturday around 5:15 p.m. to a call about a stabbing on the 1300 block of H Street Northeast in the district.

The victim was treated on the scene for "stab wounds" and was seen by a witness "bleeding from the head," the report states.

According to one of two witnesses cited in the report, the suspect had "popped out of the corner" and stabbed the Paul staffer multiple times as he and the witness were walking. The victim "was able to grab [the suspect's] arms" and the witness with him tackled the suspect, "leading to a struggle between the parties," the report states. Then, the victim and the witness ran as the suspect fled.

The first witness shouted to another about what was happening and that person called the authorities while they aided the victim, according to the report.

On Monday, D.C. police said that 42-year-old Glynn Neal, a D.C. resident, was arrested later on Saturday and had been charged with assault with intent to kill, wielding a knife, in connection with the attack. Court filings state that he has told officers he heard a voice was going to get him before the attack occurred.

Paul's staffer was hospitalized "for treatment of life-threatening injuries," police said, but further information about his condition was not available.

"We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery," Paul said in his statement.

Neal appeared in court on Monday and remains held without bond.

A public defender representing him did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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A staffer who works for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was stabbed Saturday evening on a busy commercial street in Northeast Washington, according to a statement from the senator and public records.

The staffer, who did not respond to requests for comment, works for Paul on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, according to the name on the police report, which matched the employee listed in the database of congressional salaries.

The staffer sustained life-threatening injuries but was considered stable while awaiting surgery to address a punctured lung and potential internal and brain bleeding, according to charging documents.

The staffer told police in an interview from the hospital that he did not know the man who stabbed him or why he was attacked, according to the charging document. The Washington Post does not generally name surviving crime victims without their consent.

This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., Paul said in the statement on Monday. I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions. We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested.

The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. on the 1300 block of H Street NE.

Police on Saturday arrested 42-year-old Glynn Neal of Southeast Washington and charged him with assault with intent to kill in the incident, D.C. police said Monday. The attorney listed for Neal in court documents did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Neal told police, according to the charging document, that a voice was telling him that someone was going to get him for all the things he done. So [Neal] was waiting right there to get the someone.

The attack came four days before the House Oversight Committee is set to hold a hearing on crime and public safety in the nations capital, which is expected to focus broadly on D.C.'s approach to reducing violent crime. In advance of the hearing, Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), said that radical left-wing policies have led to a crime crisis in D.C. and vowed to conduct oversight of the policies that have plagued our capital city.

As of Monday, homicides in D.C. were up 16 percent compared to the same time in 2022, a year when the city surpassed 200 killings for only the second time in about two decades. Property crime was also up by about 27 percent year-over-year while overall violent crime has remained steady compared to the same time last year.

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Staffer for Rand Paul on Homeland Security committee stabbed on H Street - The Washington Post

The office of Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was "brutally attacked" on the streets of Washington, D.C over the weekend.

"This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.," Paul said in a statement. "I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions."

"We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery," he added.

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Paul's office did not confirm the identity of the staff member who was attacked, however a press released issued by the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department on Monday afternoon said the victim was an adult male who had sustained "life-threatening injuries."

The statement announced the arrest of a suspect, 42-year-old Glynn Neal, "in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill (Knife) offense," and that the incident occurred on the 1300 block of H Stree, NE, less than 1.5 miles from the U.S. Capitol.

Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Sen. Paul himself was attacked by a neighbor and sustained serious injuries in 2017. He suffered six broken ribs, including three displaced fractures, and his recovery was complicated by fluid and blood around the lungs and recurrent pneumonia.

Paul and his wife were also previously attacked by a mob as the pair made their way back to a hotel following Donald Trumps 2020 Republican National Convention acceptance speech at the White House. One man was charged with assaulting a police officer near Paul at the time but it was later dropped.

Washington Metropolitan Police officers investigated a shooting at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2023. Isaiah Trotman, 31, was later taken into custody. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Crime has been on the rise in Washington, D.C., including the number of murders committed in the city. Last year, D.C. hit 200 murders in consecutive years for the first time since 2003.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says staff member 'brutally attacked,' sustained 'life-threatening' injuries - Fox News

WASHINGTONOne of Sen. Rand Paul's staff members was stabbed in Northeast Washington, D.C. on Saturday afternoon and treated for life-threatening injuries.

Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested Glynn Neal, 42, in connection with the incident that occurred over the weekend in the 1300 block of H Street, according to a news release. Police charged Neal with Assault with Intent to Kill (Knife), according to a press release.

Federal prison records show Neal was released from prison Friday, the day before the attack.

Police officers were dispatched to the scene at 5:17 p.m. Saturday, when they found the stabbing victim and took the staffer to a local hospital for treatment.

Paul, R-Ky., confirmed in a statement Monday night the victim was a member of his congressional staff:

"This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C. I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions. We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery."

The latest incident comes as Republican members in Congress have been sounding the arm about rising crime rates in major U.S. cities.

At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee will hold a hearing on "Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1." It will include testimony from city council members and chair of the D.C. police union.

Hours later, at 1 p.m., House Oversight will try to retroactively remove D.C.s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.

Candy Woodall is a Congress reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at cwoodall@usatoday.comor on Twitter at @candynotcandace.

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