A Westlake man, named Feras Hamdan, 36, is facing charges after an altercation with Congressman Max Miller on I-90. According to Cleveland19, Hamdan turned himself into Rocky River Police with his attorney present. The incident in question occurred Thursday morning when Miller alleges a man honked at him persistently and then forced his vehicle off the road to show him a Palestinian flag.
In the video posted on X, Miller recalled, "Some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn't get my attention, to show me a Palestinian flag." Adding further that the man shouted "death to Israel" and threatened to kill him and his family, branding the encounter as "blatant antisemitic violence." As a Jewish congressman, Miller interpreted these actions as a direct threat to both his person and his faith. The incident was corroborated by the Rocky River Police Department to CBS News, although they have not released further details at this time. The U.S. Capitol Police have been notified but had yet to respond with comments.
The charge filed against Hamdan is aggravated menacing, following Miller signing a criminal complaint for the same, and seeking a protection order. Hamdan, after an arrest warrant was issued, took to the step of engaging legal counsel and surrendering himself to police authorities. This was detailed by the Rocky River police to WKYC News.
The court proceedings are set to unfold with the arraignment of Hamdan in Rocky River Municipal Court on Friday. With tensions simmering from the road to the courtroom, the safety of elected officials traveling, particularly those with affiliations that cast them into contentious debates, has been brought into sharp focus, reverberating throughout the corridors of power to the asphalt veins crisscrossing the nation's expanse.
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