Man Arrested After Deputy Nancy Mace Says She Was 'Accosted'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday night and charged him with assaulting a government official after Rep. Nancy Mace reported she was attacked on U.S. Capitol grounds.

Police identified the suspect as James McIntyre, 33, of Illinois.

Police said McIntyre was arrested after a congressman reported an incident at the Rayburn House office building, which was open to the public at the time. McIntyre went through a security check before entering the congressional buildings, police said.

Mace was not mentioned by name in the police statement. But the South Carolina Republican posted a message on X Tuesday night saying she had been attacked.

“I was physically attacked on Capitol grounds this evening because of my fight to protect women,” she wrote. “The Capitol Police arrested him.”

“All the violence and threats continue to prove our point,” Mace added. “Women deserve security. Your threats will not stop my fight for women!”

Mace’s spokeswoman, Gabrielle Lipsky, said Wednesday that the congresswoman’s office could only provide limited statements about the incident beyond what Capitol Police have already released.

“The congresswoman is in pain this morning with her arm in the sling, but other than that she’s fine – she’s just confused,” Lipsky said.

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Mace wrote in another message on X on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump called her to see how she was doing.

“Thank you, Mr. President, for taking care of me and standing up for women,” she wrote. “We can’t wait to see you back at the White House.”

Mace caused a stir last month when she filed a resolution banning transgender women from using the women’s restrooms in the Capitol. The second-term congresswoman filed the measure just weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected as the first openly transgender woman in Congress.

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Man Arrested After Deputy Nancy Mace Says She Was ‘Accosted’

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