Crime & Safety
Aide to Michigan Congressman Faces Assault Charges in Baltimore, Records Show
The Congressman's office has placed the aide on leave, the Associated Press reports.
An aide to Michigan congressman Sandy Levin is facing assault charges in Baltimore, according to online court records.
Timothy Foster, 32, of Baltimore was charged with second-degree assault and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon on Oct. 8.
According to a police report obtained by The Associated Press, Foster attacked a man with a kitchen knife and a shovel. He allegedly put the man in a chokehold, lunged at him with a kitchen knife, threatened to kill him and used a gay slur. Foster’s wife reportedly got in the way at which point Foster hit him in the back with a shovel.
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The man was able to drive himself to the hospital.
Levin’s office told the AP Foster had been placed on unpaid leave pending a resolution.
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A trial is scheduled for Nov. 10.
Levin serves the 9th congressional district of Michigan.
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