Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was assaulted in his home Friday — and a Bowling Green man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault in the incident, the senator"s office said Saturday.
"Senator Paul was blindsided and the victim of an assault," Kelsey Cooper, a spokeswoman for the second-term Republican, said in a statement. "The assailant was arrested and it is now a matter for the police.
"Senator Paul is fine," she said.
Kentucky State Police said that Paul suffered minor injuries, providing no further information, The Bowling Green Daily News reports.
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Police identified the suspect as Rene Boucher, 59, of Bowling Green, who has been charged with fourth-degree assault, causing a minor injury.
Boucher, who faces a maximum penalty of 12 months in jail on the misdemeanor charge, was being held Saturday in the Warren County Regional Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond, the Daily News reports.
According to State Police, troopers were called to Paul"s home at 3:21 p.m. Friday.
Boucher was arrested after the Warren County Attorney"s Office issued a warrant shortly after the assault, according to the Daily News.
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