(Pa) Gilpin man, Trump supporter, charged with beating man with political signs during protest [View all]

A Gilpin, Pa, man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges in connection with the assault of a man during his one-man political protest in Allegheny Township. Michael Robert Atwood, 38, has been charged by Allegheny Township police with misdemeanor charges of simple assault and related charges for incidents that unfolded at a grassy intersection along Route 356.

Retired social worker Frank Ashbaugh, 69, said he’s been protesting various social and political issues without incident for almost a decade from the same triangle area, across from Stanford Home Center.

Michael Robert Atwood is accused of attacking Ashbaugh on July 1 as he sat in a lawn chair in the grassy area amid his protest signs. Ashbaugh said he was holding a “Trump Is A Loser And A Cheat” sign when Atwood attacked him. “This guy hit me from behind and I never saw him coming,” Ashbaugh said of the afternoon attack.

Atwood struck Ashbaugh with Ashbaugh’s protest signs, according to the criminal complaint. Ashbaugh said he was holding the anti-Trump sign when Atwood grabbed a camera strap around Ashbaugh’s neck and pulled Ashbaugh to the ground, according to the complaint (and beat him with the protest signs).

https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/gilpin-man-charged-with-beating-man-with-political-signs-during-protest/

victim Frank Ashbaugh
(I did not find a photo of the Trumper)