Multiple Women Target Rep. Matt Gaetz with Drink Attacks in Florida
Selena Chambers, a Tallahassee woman, was charged with battery for throwing a drink on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) at the South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival. Gaetz and another man pressed charges against Chambers, who claimed she tripped and spilled her drink on Gaetz. Gaetz said he decided to press charges to uphold civility in the community and prevent escalation. Another woman, Amanda Kondrat'yev, was sentenced to 15 days in jail in 2019 for throwing a drink at Gaetz.