24-year-old man punches election judge in the face while waiting in line to vote

The man was restrained by respective members of nan nationalist earlier constabulary arrived.

A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested aft allegedly causing a disturbance successful a voting statement earlier punching an predetermination judge successful nan face, constabulary said.

The incident occurred connected Sunday astatine astir 11 a.m. erstwhile Orland Park constabulary officers were dispatched to nan Orland Park Township Office successful Illinois owed to a man -- later identified arsenic 24-year-old Daniel Schmidt -- “causing a disturbance successful nan voting line,” constabulary said.

“Officers connected segment learned that Schmidt entered nan township building and walked past galore different voters waiting successful statement to participate nan voting area,” nan Orland Park Police Department said successful a property merchandise detailing nan incident. “An predetermination judge posted astatine nan entranceway told Schmidt to spell to nan backmost of nan statement and hold his turn, which Schmidt refused.”

Police said that different predetermination judge was called astatine that constituent to thief assistance successful nan disturbance and Schmidt was erstwhile again instructed to spell to nan backmost of nan line, which Schmidt declined to do.

A 24-year-old Illinois man has been arrested aft allegedly causing a disturbance successful a voting statement earlier punching an predetermination judge successful nan face, constabulary said.

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“Schmidt attempted to push past that predetermination judge and was prevented from entering by that judge and respective different employees,” authorities said. “Schmidt began to outcry profanities and punched nan predetermination judge successful nan face, knocking their glasses off.”

Several different patrons jumped successful and managed to restrain Schmidt until officers arrived and recovered him wrong nan Township agency wherever he tried to defy arrest, constabulary said.

“At Orland Park Police Headquarters, nan Cook County States Attorney’s Office was contacted and approved (2) counts of Aggravated Battery to a unfortunate complete 60 (Class 3 Felony), (2) counts of Aggravated Battery successful a nationalist spot (Class 3 Felony), (5) misdemeanor counts of Resisting Arrest and 1 misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct,” said nan Orland Park Police Department.

Schmidt was held overnight and transported to Bridgeview Courthouse for a detention proceeding and nan investigation is presently ongoing.