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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost Says Assault at Utah Festival Was 'Racially Motivated'
Christian Joel Young, 28, faces charges after allegedly assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost with racially charged remarks, prompting a hate crime investigation by local authorities.
- Friday night, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost was allegedly punched at a private Sundance Film Festival party hosted by CAA at the High West Distillery in Park City, Utah.
- Police and Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost said the assailant used deportation threats and racial slurs, telling Frost that President Donald Trump would deport him and his 'kind', prompting a potential hate‑crime investigation.
- Crashing the party by jumping a fence, the assailant identified by law enforcement as Christian Joel Young used a Sundance pass not issued in his name, grabbed an unidentified female victim and screamed racist remarks while fleeing, police say.
- Sundance Film Festival representatives condemned the assault as against festival values, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox rejected politically charged violence, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged that `the perpetrator must be aggressively prosecuted`.
- Experts have warned that hateful language can lead to violence, with Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost linking the assault to national political rhetoric on immigration and increasing his home security after threats last week.
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Man arrested for allegedly assaulting US Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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Rep. Maxwell Frost victimized by racist attack at Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X on Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told Frost that President Donald Trump was going to deport him. The altercation occurred at a private party hosted by talent agency CAA at the High West Distillery, a popular ven…
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