Summary
A 24-year-old man, Daniel Schmidt, was arrested after allegedly disrupting a voting line and assaulting an election judge in Orland Park, Illinois.
Schmidt reportedly attempted to skip the line, ignored repeated instructions to wait, and punched an election judge who tried to stop him, knocking off their glasses.
Other patrons restrained him until police arrived, at which point Schmidt resisted arrest. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery against a person over 60 and resisting arrest.
3·7 days ago- 2 counts of Aggravated Battery to a victim over 60 (Class 3 Felony)
- 2 counts of Aggravated Battery in a public place (Class 3 Felony),
- 5 misdemeanor counts of Resisting Arrest
- 1 misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct