The Army veteran who attacked gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a campaign stop near Rochester was arrested Saturday on a federal assault charge, according to reports.
David Jakubonis, 43, is set to make a court appearance in front of US Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson later Saturday, Fox News and ABC7 reported, citing an announcement by the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of New York.
FBI, New York State police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office personnel took him into custody before 12 p.m., a Daily Mail story revealed. A six-vehicle motorcade entered Jakubonis’ apartment complex, and shortly after departed with the suspect in custody, the outlet reported.
Zeldin — the Republican nominee for New York governor who currently represents eastern Long Island in the House of Representatives — was assaulted with a bizarre weapon during a campaign stop in Monroe County on Thursday night.
Jakubonis — who is accused of wielding “a set of self-defense knuckles which had two sharp pointed ends” at Zeldin’s throat — was previously charged with attempted second-degree assault, which caused him to be let out of police custody.