LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge has declined to issue a harassment protection order against a state lawmaker accused of choking a political challenger.
The Lowell Sun reports the judge on Thursday found there was no sufficient basis to file the order against Democratic Rep. Rady Mom in connection with what happened at a restaurant this month.
Sam Meas claims Mom responded angrily when he tapped his shoulder to say hello. Meas alleges Mom grabbed his neck and pressed a fist against his chest.
Mom’s lawyer, John Cox, says several witnesses disagree with that account. He calls the complaint politically motivated.
The lawmaker says he greeted Meas with a “normal handshake.”
Mom is an acupuncture therapist who in 2014 became the first Cambodian-American elected to a U.S. state Legislature.
A right winger makes a weird claim like this against a minority Dem? Sound like bullshit to anyone else?
Tap on the shoulder…sounds like there’s more to this than the right wing slug says.
TPM now posts rumor and innuendo?
There are some republicans that I’d Like to choke, but not really a good idea. I’d rather see them choke when they lose their election.
Just ready the story. Mom tried to choke him after a friendly gesture? Hmm.
The guy’s last name makes an entertaining read.
Minority Democrats are not infallible. Let’s not turn into a cult.
A police report is at least one notch above rumor and innuendo. You face real consequences when you lie on a police report.