Congresswoman Angie Craig's Harrowing Experience: From Attack to Death Threats

Rep. Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat, revealed in a victim impact statement that she continues to face mental and emotional recovery after being assaulted in her Washington, D.C. apartment building earlier this year. The attacker, Kendrid Hamlin, pleaded guilty to assault and is awaiting sentencing. Craig described the incident, stating that Hamlin trapped her in an elevator, grabbed her neck, and punched her in the face. She managed to fend him off by pouring hot coffee on him, but he escaped before being arrested. Craig's sense of safety and security has been significantly impacted, and she has received death threats and targeted violence following media comments about her assault. She hopes that Hamlin receives mental health and addiction treatment while incarcerated.