WASHINGTON — A jury in Kentucky awarded Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages on Wednesday in a lawsuit that he filed against a neighbor who assaulted him as he did yardwork. The neighbor, Rene A. Boucher, pleaded guilty last spring to felony assault after tackling Mr. Paul in November 2017. Mr. Boucher, who was sentenced in June to 30 days in prison, will appeal the verdict, said his lawyer, Matthew J. Baker. “We can hold different views, whether it’s politics, religion or day to day matters,” Mr. Paul, Republican of Kentucky, wrote Wednesday on Twitter after the damages were announced. One day, when he saw Mr. Paul using a lawn mower to blow leaves onto his yard, Mr. Boucher approached him and tackled him.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2019 02:37 UTC