Put that man in prison

For a while, anyway.

And this is a crime of violence, not a white collar crime.

Neighbor to Plead Guilty to Federal Charge in Attack on Rand Paul, Lawyer Says

A neighbor of Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky intends to plead guilty to a federal felony charge after he tackled the senator in November in an assault set off by the placement of a pile of brush, the man’s lawyer said on Friday.

The neighbor, Rene A. Boucher, 58, of Bowling Green, Ky., was charged on Friday with assaulting a member of Congress resulting in personal injury, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Josh J. Minkler, said in a news release.

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The episode happened on Nov. 3, 2017, when Mr. Paul was mowing his yard while wearing headphones, officials said.

Mr. Boucher saw Mr. Paul stack brush in a pile near their property line, and Mr. Boucher “had enough,” according to the release.

He ran onto Mr. Paul’s property and tackled him.

He suffered several broken ribs and bruises to his lungs.

One of Mr. Paul’s advisers, Doug Stafford, told The New York Times in November that Mr. Paul had cuts to his nose and mouth and had trouble breathing.

He attributed the injuries to “high-velocity severe force.”

Mr. Paul later contracted pneumonia and had to seek medical treatment.

He returned to work 10 days after the attack.