Man who attacked Senator Charged
West Virginia State Police say they’ve charged a man with attacking a state Senate candidate at a political cookout. Senior Trooper J.E. Garren said Jonathan Porter is charged with malicious assault, attempted malicious assault and felony destruction of property in the beating Sunday of Richard Ojeda, who’s running as a Democrat for a state Senate seat. Garren said Porter asked Ojeda to put a bumper sticker on his truck, and then attacked him with brass knuckles.