Sen. Rand Paul's attacker receives longer prison sentence

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 3:50 pm CDT, Monday, July 27, 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s former neighbor was resentenced Monday to an extra seven months behind bars and six months in home detention for tackling and injuring the Kentucky lawmaker over a lawn care dispute.

Rene Boucher originally was given a 30-day sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. Federal prosecutors argued the sentence was too lenient, describing the 2017 attack outside Paul’s home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as “vicious and unprovoked.” They sought at least 21 months for Boucher.

On Monday, another federal judge ordered Boucher to serve eight months in prison followed by six months of home confinement for the assault. He was given credit for the 30 days he’s already served behind bars.

Paul, a former presidential candidate, suffered multiple broken ribs and later underwent lung and hernia surgeries that he linked to the attack.



Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sen-Rand-Paul-s-attacker-receives-longer-prison-15437573.php

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🎵 Don't mess 🎶 with Rand. 🎵

[LiberalFighter]

1. Hmmm --- Biden could pardon him :)

[Judi Lynn]

4. Hoooray! Good one! ⭐️

[rpannier]

5. That is an idea I like

[walkingman]

2. He should be given a medal. At least he tried.

[roamer65]

14. THIS.

[machI]

15. +1

[Paladin]

17. +1000. (nt)

[dalton99a]

18. +1

[LudwigPastorius]

3. If he was going to go all in and risk prison time,...

at least he should have kept the toupee as a trophy.

[Marie Marie]

9. ...

[mysteryowl]

6. Curious minds want to know...

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What was the neighbor so upset about in the first place?
It seems to be highly unusual for a neighbor to attack another.
Yet, we all know how irritating Rand Paul is!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. I haven't met Rand Paul. But I wouldn't totally rule out doing time for

beating his ass....... 😈

[Mosby]

10. Something about the landscaping.

They have been neighbors for a long time.

[GReedDiamond]

11. I seem to recall that the neighbor was pissed because...

...Rand, being the self entitled prick that he is, was dumping his yard waste on the neighbor's side of the property line.

[yonder]

8. Meanwhile, Breonna Taylor's family is wondering when "vicious and unprovoked."

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will apply to those who murdered her.

[niyad]

12. Who appointed this latest federal judge?

[diva77]

13. Obama

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rand-paul-attacker-sentenced-additional-prison-time-over-yard-assault-n1235013

Rene Boucher must also serve six months in home confinement, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Leitman said Monday. Boucher will receive credit for the 30 days in prison he has already served.

https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/index.cfm?pageFunction=chambers&judgeid=45

Biography

Judge Matthew Leitman was nominated to the District Court by President Barack Obama on July 25, 2013, and confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2014.

Judge Leitman clerked for Justice Charles L. Levin of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1993-1994 and was in private practice from 1994 until his appointment. Judge Leitman's private practice focused on complex commercial litigation, criminal defense, and appellate litigation. Judge Leitman also authored several articles on a variety of legal issues, including criminal procedure, health care fraud, and litigating sales commission disputes.

Judge Leitman is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School.

[niyad]

16. Thank you.

[diva77]

20. makes me wonder whether some kind of pressure was put on the judge

[NCjack]

19. Those injuries don't look severe enough to justify more than 50% reimbursement. Paul, just

by being his provocative self, should have to bear 50% of the cost. If Paul were a better neighbor, there would have never been a problem.

[Kid Berwyn]

21. Tea Bag Just Us

Roger Stone in Reverse

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/02/the-dirty-trickster

[oasis]

22. If "Assaulting a member of congress" adds extra time, Rand better

make sure he remains a senator. Otherwise, he has many more ass kickings ahead.