Man who threw water on U.S. Rep Steve King sentenced to 2 years probation – By Anna Spoerre (Des Moines Register) / March 7 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to throwing water on U.S. Rep. Steve King has been sentenced to two years of probation.
Blake Gibbins, a 27-year-old from Lafayette, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday in federal court after pleading guilty in September to one count of assaulting a member of Congress, a misdemeanor.
In March of 2019, the Webster County attorney charged Gibbins with simple assault and disorderly conduct after he threw a cup of water on U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, while the lawmaker was eating lunch at the Mineral City Mill and Grill restaurant in Fort Dodge.
His initial charges were suspended in April and later replaced by the federal charge from the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.
In his plea deal, Gibbins and the defense recommended one year of probation as punishment. The Jefferson, Iowa, native could have been incarcerated for up to one year for the crime, court records show.
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