The mayor of Antioch, California, says he was punched at a community event and wants the unidentified man arrested and prosecuted.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Antioch Mayor Lamar A. Thorpe visit the construction site of a desalination plant in Antioch on Aug. 11.The mayor of Antioch, a midsize city in California's East Bay, said he was punched at a community event Tuesday.that a man approached him at the Antioch Chamber of Commerce State of Business 2022"meet-and-greet" luncheon Tuesday and punched him in his upper torso.
"As I attempted to walk away, the man punched me in the chest and was attempting to punch me a second time, but was not able to land his blow, as bystanders intervened to help me," Thorpe said."Violence has absolutely no place in the public discourse and will never be tolerated," Thorpe said in his statement."My hope is that this individual is arrested and prosecuted.
Thorpe, who was elected in 2020 after having served as mayor pro tem and a council member, was the subject of an unsuccessful recall campaign that used his March arrest on suspicion of DUI as a cornerstone.
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