Minnesota Congresswoman Escapes Attack in DC Apartment Building Elevator

  • Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig bruised but OK, office says
  • Police later announce arrest of a 26-year-old suspect
Angie Craig Photographer: Jaida Grey Eagle/Bloomberg
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Representative Angie Craig escaped an attack Thursday morning by tossing hot coffee at a man who punched her in an elevator of her Washington apartment building, police said.

Craig, a Minnesota Democrat, “suffered bruising and is otherwise physically O.K.” after the assault that occurred shortly after 7:10 a.m., not far from the Capitol, the police added.