From the Smoking Gun
No Charges For Rep. McKinney
Grand jury declines to indict Democrat in police punching incident
JUNE 16--A federal grand jury today declined to indict Representative Cynthia
McKinney in connection with a March 29 incident during which she struck a
Capitol Hill police officer. The Georgia Democrat, 51, has acknowledged hitting
the officer, Paul McKenna, after she was stopped from entering a House office
building. At the time, McKinney--who was not wearing a congressional lapel
pin--bypassed a metal detector and did not respond to three requests by McKenna
to stop. When McKenna sought to physically keep her from entering the building,
McKinney punched him in the chest with a closed fist, according to a police
report (a copy of which you'll find below). McKenna is identified as C-1
(complainant 1) and McKinney is S-1 (suspect 1) in the report. After initially
claiming that she was a victim of racial profiling, McKinney subsequently went
to the House floor to apologize for the "misunderstanding." She added that there
"should not have been any physical contact in this incident." (1 page)
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