Prosecutor says man accused of charging toward Ohio governor candidate wanted to ask questions
No one has publicly said what 38-year-old Patrick Havas wanted to ask Acton, but authorities have said he never brandished or unholstered the weapons he had during the encounter and they haven’t found any threats in a search of his cellphone.
Hartford Courant · September 8, 2026
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JAMIE STENGLE CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An armed man accused of charging toward Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a campaign stop at a fair was trying to ask the Democrat questions, a prosecutor said during the man’s a