LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas immigration activist is alleging a member of Republican Senate candidate Rep. Joe Heck’s staff assaulted her as she filmed him leaving an appearance.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2akrqiX) that Viridiana Vidal filed a police report against Keith Hughes, accusing him of pushing and pulling her.
Vidal says she received a bruise on her right leg.
The alleged incident happened after Heck met with the group, Hispanics in Politics, in his capacity as a congressman.
Vidal is a former Telemundo journalist who now works for the pro-immigration reform group, America’s Voice. She was one of about 20 activists filming him and surrounding his vehicle.
Heck spokesman Greg Lemon declined to comment Saturday.
Heck is in a competitive Senate race with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.
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Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, https://www.lvrj.com
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