2026-09-06T18:27:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
竞选官员表示，周日一名武装男子在坎菲尔德集市的竞选活动中冲向俄亥俄州民主党州长候选人艾米·阿克顿，随后被捕，期间造成多人受伤。
阿克顿本人并未受伤，但竞选官员称有多人受伤。
马霍宁县警长杰里·格林告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，嫌疑人已被确认为38岁的帕特里克·哈瓦斯，来自俄亥俄州坎菲尔德，“他举着手机，蛮横地挤过人群朝阿克顿走去”。格林表示，哈瓦斯在向前冲时 allegedly 撞倒了两名乘坐机动轮椅的老人，其中一人摔倒在地。
警长称，阿克顿的安保人员成功将其拦下并拘留，直到执法人员抵达现场。
格林透露，该男子当时携带了两把手枪和黄铜指节套，所有物品在俄亥俄州均属合法携带范围。
据格林介绍，哈瓦斯目前被关押在马霍宁县监狱，面临两项轻攻击罪和一项扰乱治安罪指控。
俄亥俄州第59州众议院选区民主党候选人韦恩·彭尼 Jr. 告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，当时民主党竞选帐篷外聚集了一些起哄者，其中一人“猛地冲向人群，朝阿克顿的方向冲来”。
“他真的是撞开人群冲过来，撞倒了我们的志愿者，跑过去还推倒了一位患有帕金森症的老先生，那位老先生头部着地摔倒了，”彭尼说道。
马霍宁县民主党主席克里斯·安德森在一份声明中表示，该男子还将几名志愿者撞倒在地。
竞选活动通讯主任艾迪·布洛克说道：“阿克顿对执法人员迅速果断的行动表示感谢，并为伤者的康复祈祷。这种暴力行为在俄亥俄州毫无立足之地。阿克顿博士始终会反对那些让我们彼此对立的混乱、仇恨和恶毒言行。”
阿克顿的对手是共和党人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米，后者凭借全国知名度、科技行业人脉以及与总统唐纳德·特朗普的联盟，筹集了创纪录的竞选资金，并将其用于针对11月选举的广告宣传。他通过竞选集会和广告批评阿克顿这位前州卫生部门主任。
俄亥俄州民主党州长候选人、前俄亥俄州卫生部门主任艾米·阿克顿于2026年4月28日在俄亥俄州辛辛那提的集会上向支持者发表讲话。乔恩·切里 / 盖蒂图片社
拉马斯瓦米称周日的事件令人无法接受。
“候选人本应能够与选民会面，而不必担心受到威胁或暴力。今天发生的事情完全不可接受，在政治领域没有立足之地，我们希望没有人受伤，”拉马斯瓦米的通讯主任康妮·拉克在周日的一份声明中说道。
“我和弗兰很感谢艾米·阿克顿博士没有受伤，我们向伤者致以慰问，”俄亥俄州州长迈克·德温在一份声明中说道。“我们今天下午与阿克顿博士通了话，她让我们转告俄亥俄州民众，她安然无恙。”
“政治或公共活动中的暴力或暴力威胁永远都是不可接受的，”他补充道。
Armed man arrested after charging toward Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton at fair
2026-09-06T18:27:00-0400 / CBS/AP
An armed man was arrested after charging toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
Acton was not injured, but campaign officials said multiple people were hurt.
The suspect, identified as Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, Ohio, “aggressively shoved his way through the crowd toward Acton while holding a cell phone up,” Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene told CBS News. While he was rushing forward, Havas allegedly knocked over two older people on mobility scooters, causing one of them to fall to the ground, Greene said.
Acton’s security detail was able to stop him and take him into custody until law enforcement could arrive, the sheriff said.
The man had two pistols and brass knuckles on him, according to Greene, all of which are legal to carry in Ohio.
Havas is being held at Mahoning County Jail and facing two counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of disorderly conduct, according to Greene.
Wayne Penny Jr., a Democratic candidate for Ohio’s 59th State House District, told CBS News that hecklers had gathered at the Democratic Party’s tent when one of them “bum-rushed through the crowd” in Acton’s direction.
“He literally bull-rushed through the crowd, knocked our volunteers down, ran through, pushed and knocked the elderly gentleman over with Parkinson’s, and the gentleman hit his head and fell,” Penny said.
Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Anderson said in a statement the man also knocked several volunteers to the ground.
Acton was “grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured. This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another,” said Addie Bullock, communications director for the campaign.
Acton is facing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who has parlayed his national name recognition, tech industry connections and alliance with President Donald Trump into a record fundraising haul that he is tapping for advertising spots aimed at the November election. He is using campaign rallies and advertising to criticize Acton, the state’s former public health director.
Amy Acton, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former director of the Ohio Department of Health, speaks to supporters during a rally on April 28, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jon Cherry / Getty Images
Ramaswamy called the incident on Sunday unacceptable.
“Candidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence. What happened today is completely unacceptable and has no place in politics, and we hope that no one was hurt,” Ramaswamy’s communications director, Connie Luck, said in a statement Sunday.
“Fran and I are thankful Dr. Amy Acton was not hurt, and we send our thoughts to those who were injured,” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said in a statement. “We spoke to Dr. Acton this afternoon and she said to share with Ohioans that she is ok.”
“Violence or the threat of violence at political or public events is always unacceptable,” he added.
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