Rand Paul’s Neighbor Gets 30 Days In Prison For Attack Over Yard Waste

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Rene Boucher, center, appears in court for an arraignment hearing with his attorney Matt Baker, left, at the Warren County Justice Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A court filing ... FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Rene Boucher, center, appears in court for an arraignment hearing with his attorney Matt Baker, left, at the Warren County Justice Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A court filing in the federal case against Boucher, a neighbor who tackled Sen. Rand Paul said the neighbor “lost his temper” over yard debris on the property line between their homes. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP, File) MORE LESS
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s neighbor has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for attacking him in a dispute over yard waste, and the Republican lawmaker says he’s fine with that.

Rene Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. Paul suffered broken ribs. Boucher said he was triggered by Paul stacking debris near their property line in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani called November’s attack a “dispute between neighbors” and an “isolated incident,” not motivated by politics. Boucher also must serve a year of supervised release. Federal prosecutors sought 21 months, but a statement from Paul calls 30 days “appropriate.”

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  1. I thought the headline read attack on yard waste!

    Pauli can make an even bigger pile while his neighbor is in jail.

  2. And by “yard waste” he meant Rand’s weave…

  3. 30 days. Is there even a federal prison that takes someone for a 30 day sentence?

    That’s more like County Jail stuff. Where does he go for a sentence like this?

  4. I am sure he could find 30 volunteers to each take a day for him…

  5. Not excusing the neighbor, but if you read the story of what happened, it does sound like Rand Paul was acting like an entitled dickhead - no big surprise there.

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