Montana's congressman-elect Greg Gianforte was sentenced to community service and anger management classes on June 12 for body-slamming a reporter last month. (KTMF)Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte will perform community service and anger management classes but serve no jail time for body-slamming a reporter on the eve of his election last month. He will be under court supervision until late November, when his 180-day suspended jail sentence ends. A Republican candidate in Montana's special election, Greg Gianforte, allegedly 'body-slams' Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, prompting a police investigation into the incident. Are you with the Guardian?”[Montana congressman-elect Gianforte apologizes for ‘assault’ on reporter]Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs testifies at the court hearing for Gianforte.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2017 04:00 UTC