Cops Find Man Accused Of Pepper Spraying Teen At Trump Rally

ADDS PEPPER SPRAY CAUSED THE STAIN ON PROTESTER'S FACE - In this Tuesday, March 29, 2016 photo, a girl who was protesting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at rally in Janesville, Wis., is escorted by po... ADDS PEPPER SPRAY CAUSED THE STAIN ON PROTESTER'S FACE - In this Tuesday, March 29, 2016 photo, a girl who was protesting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at rally in Janesville, Wis., is escorted by police after being pepper sprayed by a man in a crowd during a confrontation outside the hotel where Trump was speaking. Her face was stained by the spray. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT MORE LESS

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Police say they’ve located the man suspected of pepper spraying a 15-year-old girl during an altercation at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in southern Wisconsin.

Janesville police Sgt. Aaron Dammen said Thursday that investigators have also talked to a man accused of groping the girl at the crowded rally outside a Janesville hotel and convention center Tuesday.

Dammen says the investigation into the confrontation continues. No charges have been filed.

Video shared on social media shows a girl at the rally accusing a man of touching her chest and then punching or shoving someone in the crowd before another man wearing a Donald Trump hat pepper sprays her.

The incident is among a series of clashes between protesters and supporters at raucous Trump events.

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  1. I’m sure he just felt threatened by the 15 year old girl. Right?

    No, I didn’t think so either. He was carrying pepper spray to a rally and just looking for an excuse to use it.

  2. It was Corey Lewandowski, right?

  3. Gee, I hope he wasn’t expecting Drumpf to pay his legal bills.

  4. Both probably off-duty cops. Will get a week off and promotion after the union files a grievience memo.

  5. @imkmu3 I’m sure he just felt threatened by the 15 year old girl. Right? Yeah, he just had to maneuver 15 feet through a crowd to get threatened. I nominate him for the George Zimmerman Award.

    investigators have also talked to a man accused of groping the girl

    Sexual assault on a juvenile? That old guy’s gonna really regret it when he has to register for the sexual offender list, stay away from any school or employment around kids, can’t find a place to live. Yeah, that’s a great comeuppance.

    Of course, it ain’t gonna happen to him, but I’d still love to see Drumpf picking up the tab for that one.

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