Federal Court Orders Resentencing For Rand Paul Attacker Who Got 30 Days In Jail

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a lower court, Monday, to revisit a 30-day jail sentence meted out to a man who attacked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), fracturing six of the senator’s ribs and causing him long-term health complications.

The Washington Post reports that the Sixth Circuit panel defied tradition and requested that the trial court re-sentence Rene Boucher, who attacked Paul from behind back in 2017, allegedly over a disagreement about Paul’s gardening habits. According to documents filed with the trial court, Boucher ran 60 yards at full speed towards Paul and launched himself at Paul’s midsection, tackling the senator from behind. Neighbors claim that Boucher was angry that Paul had blown “all of the leaves from his property into Boucher’s yard.”