During the Sundance Film Festival, a man was arrested for allegedly assaulting US Rep Maxwell Frost. The incident involved racist remarks and occurred at a private party.
International
-Sathish Raman
A
man
was
detained
during
a
party
at
the
Sundance
Film
Festival
in
Park
City,
Utah,
for
allegedly
attacking
a
Florida
congressman.
Democratic
US
Representative
Maxwell
Frost
shared
on
X
that
he
was
struck
in
the
face
by
an
individual
who
claimed
that
former
President
Donald
Trump
would
deport
him.
The
incident
took
place
at
a
private
gathering
hosted
by
talent
agency
CAA
at
High
West
Distillery.
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During
the
Sundance
Film
Festival,
a
man
was
arrested
for
allegedly
assaulting
US
Rep
Maxwell
Frost.
The
incident
involved
racist
remarks
and
occurred
at
a
private
party.
Frost,
the
first
Gen
Z
member
of
Congress,
expressed
gratitude
to
the
venue’s
security
and
the
Park
City
Police
Department
for
their
assistance.
He
mentioned
that
the
attacker
shouted
racist
remarks
while
fleeing
the
scene.
“The
individual
was
arrested
and
I
am
okay,” Frost
wrote.
Christian
Joel
Young,
28,
was
apprehended
on
Friday
night
for
aggravated
burglary,
assaulting
an
elected
official,
and
assault.
Sundance
Film
Festival
Incident
Young
is
also
accused
of
grabbing
a
woman
by
the
shoulder
during
the
altercation.
According
to
a
police
affidavit,
he
appeared
to
have
crashed
the
party
by
jumping
a
fence
and
possessed
a
Sundance
Film
Festival
pass
not
issued
in
his
name.
Court
records
indicate
Young
was
taken
to
Summit
County
Jail
following
his
arrest.
The
Sundance
Film
Festival
representatives
issued
a
statement
condemning
the
assault.
They
emphasised
that
although
it
occurred
at
an
unaffiliated
event,
such
behaviour
contradicts
their
values
of
maintaining
a
welcoming
environment
for
attendees.
“The
safety
and
security
of
our
festival
attendees
is
always
our
chief
concern,” they
stated.
Legal
Proceedings
and
Reactions
County
Judge
Richard
Mrazik
ordered
Young
to
be
held
without
bail,
citing
him
as
“a
substantial
danger
to
any
other
individual
or
to
the
community.”
The
judge
also
noted
that
Young
might
flee
if
released
on
bail.
Court
records
reveal
Young
has
a
prior
misdemeanour
conviction.
House
Minority
Leader
Hakeem
Jeffries
expressed
horror
over
the
attack
on
X,
stating
that
“the
perpetrator
must
be
aggressively
prosecuted.”
He
added,
“Hate
and
political
violence
has
no
place
in
our
country.”
Messages
seeking
comment
were
left
for
representatives
of
the
Park
City
Police
Department
and
CAA.
The
Sundance
Film
Festival
encouraged
anyone
with
additional
information
about
the
incident
to
contact
the
Park
City
Police
Department.
Their
statement
reiterated
their
commitment
to
attendee
safety
and
extended
thoughts
for
Congressman
Frost’s
well-being.
With
inputs
from
PTI
