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Minnesota man arrested at Elizabeth Warren campaign event in Iowa

Randal J. Thom, 58, attempted to assault some in the crowd as Warren greeted people outside the venue in Storm Lake, Iowa, police said.

January 6, 2019 at 6:58PM
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speaks at a campaign event at Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. Warren is getting a chance to test her skills as a presidential candidate during a trip to Iowa, a key early voting state on the 2020 election calendar.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speaks at a campaign event at Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
A Minnesota man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of disorderly conduct at a Warren campaign event in Storm Lake, Iowa, according to the Des Moines Register.
Randal J. Thom, 58, attempted to assault some in the crowd as Warren greeted people outside the venue, police said.
Thom, of Lakefield, Minn., is an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump who has been at many of his campaign and postcampaign rallies.

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