Man Who Allegedly Assaulted Trump Supporter At Barnstable Polls Pleads Not Guilty

BARNSTABLE, MA — A 32-year-old Cotuit man was arraigned Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted a man supporting President Donald Trump at the polls on Election Day.

Barnstable Police were called to the Precinct 5 polls at Osterville Fire Station on Main Street around 2 p.m. on Tuesday for a fight with a suspect leaving the scene in a pickup truck.

A 69-year-old man told police a younger man stopped his truck next to him while the victim was holding a Trump 2020 sign. The younger man allegedly grabbed the sign and threw it to the ground, then shoved the man with both hands and pushed him backwards while yelling.

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