A Tennessee representative facing an ouster from his seat—alongside two other Democrat Representatives—filed charges against a Republican colleague after a reported incident on the Tennessee House floor on April 3.
The incident happened as the Tennessee House floor was thrown into chaos as protestors entered the chamber to call for gun control measures following the deadly Christian school shooting in Nashville on March 27.
Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) filed charges with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department on the evening of April 3, alleging his colleague committed a misdemeanor simple assault offense on the House Floor, MNPD Public Affairs Officer Kristin Mumford told The Epoch Times….