A man in Washington state was arrested on Saturday and charged with assault after blaming the mouth of a 72-year-old disabled veteran at a hotel in a dispute over coronavirus masks.
Cody P. Hansen, 35, was arrested Saturday at his home in Spokane, Wash., After police received an anonymous tip. He is accused of second-degree assault in connection with the incident.
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Cody P. Hansen, 35, was charged with second-degree assault. (Kent Police Department)
He is accused of assaulting the 72-year-old veteran in the lobby of the Red Lion Inn and Suites in Kent, Wash., On July 18. Surveillance video showed a man, later identified as Hansen, approaching a man with a partial disability in the lobby with his cane and dog nearby.
Hansen hit the victim several times, making him unconscious, before walking down the hall. Police said the victim had a broken jaw in the attack, Q13 Fox reported.
The victim told officers he made a remark to Hansen’s girlfriend, who was not wearing a mask or face mask in the hotel lobby amid the coronavirus pandemic. He said Hansen later returned to the lobby and attacked him.
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Hansen was also wanted in Alaska on a drug charge and probation violation and is being held in the Spokane County Jail. His bail is set at $ 10,000.
