US lawmaker McIver indicted on 3 counts for impeding law enforcement, US attorney says
By Christian Martinez
(Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was indicted on three counts for "forcibly impeding and interfering" with federal law enforcement, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said on Tuesday on social media platform X.
McIver, a Democrat from Newark, New Jersey, was charged in May with assault and impeding law enforcement during a scuffle that was caught on video at a privately run immigration detention center.
"While people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve," Habba said.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, McIver said the "indictment is no more justified than the original charges."
"The facts of this case will prove I was simply doing my job and will expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation."
"We are eager to challenge these allegations head-on in court and fully expect the Congresswoman's exoneration," McIver's counsel Paul J. Fishman said in a statement.
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