SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ/CBS13) – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was assaulted at a farm-to-fork dinner event Wednesday evening at Sacramento Charter High School, according to Sacramento police.
The mayor’s office says the attacker – identified by police as 32-year-old Sean Thompson – hit Johnson with a pie and fist. Sacramento police say a scuffle ensued between Thompson, Johnson and a police officer assigned with the mayor.
Police say Johnson defended himself and the alleged attacker sustained some injuries during the scuffle. The mayor is doing fine, his office says.
Thompson is facing felony charges of assaulting a public official. He has been booked at Sacramento County Jail. You can see Thompson’s injuries in the photo below.
(Sean Thompson/CBS13)
