WASHINGTON — A man who attacked Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig in the elevator of her Washington apartment building was sentenced to 27 months in prison. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 27, had earlier convictions, including assaulting a police officer, Judge James Boasberg noted in issuing the sentence. Hamlin’s attorney asked for a lesser sentence to facilitate inpatient mental health treatment. At the sentencing, Hamlin apologized to Craig and said he needs treatment for schizophrenia and substance abuse. In the incident, in February, Hamlin. trapped Crain in the elevator, grabbed her neck, slammed her against a steel wall, and punched her. She fought him off by throwing a cup of hot coffee at him.
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Angie Craig, of Hastings, a Democrat, represents MN-2. She is in her third term. In a letter to the judge about the assault, she said she was targeted with death threats after the attack and felt compelled to move. “While my physical recovery was days, my mental and emotional recovery has taken much longer and is ongoing,” she wrote.