A Washington State University teaching assistant “who earlier this year attacked a student for wearing a Trump hat has been sentenced to one week in prison and a year’s probation,” reports The College Fix:
Back in February Patrick Mahoney and WSU research assistant Gerald Hoff were charged with fourth-degree assault for their actions against WSU student Jay Sani, head of the university’s College Republicans and secretary of its Turning Point USA chapter.The fracas began when Mahoney ripped off the “Trump 2024 TAKE AMERICA BACK” hat from Sani’s head and “toss[ed] it into the road.”
In response, Sani “slung his bag of food” at Mahoney, whereupon both Mahoney and Hoff took Sani to the ground and “each deliver[ed] a punch.”
Mahoney told police he had seen Sani on WSU’s campus and “knew he was a ‘right-wing dude.’” He added “You wanna wear the hat, hey, there’s gonna be a price to pay.”…
This past week, Mahoney was formally sentenced for his actions. Hoff avoided prison time.
Whitman County District Court Judge John Hart said “The court feels the state’s recommendation is not just reasonable, but perhaps less severe than I may have thought before they made it.”
