Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Rep. Angie Craig
- Kendrid Hamlin pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Representative Angie Craig in February.
- Hamlin also pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers on the same day of the assault on Craig.
- Hamlin's attorneys said he accepted responsibility for his actions and hopes to receive mental health treatment and stable housing upon release.
- Craig was punched in the face and grabbed near her neck in the elevator of her Washington apartment building.
- Hamlin had numerous previous convictions, including for assaulting a police officer.