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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge

Congress - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor assault charge.

Witnesses told police that James McIntyre, 33, of Chicago, shook Mace's hand in an “exaggerated, aggressive” manner after approaching the South Carolina Republican in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday evening, according to a police affidavit.

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