Man punches Albuquerque mayoral candidate after taunting him with flying dildo

A mayoral hopeful in Albuquerque was punched at a marketing campaign occasion by a person who was additionally accused of flying a drone adorned with a dildo across the candidate whereas he was on stage.

It’s the second time the “Dongcopter” — full with its personal Twitter account — has harassed a New Mexico politician in latest days.

Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III, who was not injured, disregarded the brazen Tuesday night time stunt because the work of “political operatives,” in response to The Albuquerque Journal.

The incident, which was partially captured on video, occurred as about 70 folks gathered to listen to the Democrat communicate on the Revel Leisure Heart, the paper stated.

The venue’s proprietor confiscated a drone hooked up to a intercourse toy that was flying over the stage whereas the candidate spoke, and 20-year-old Kaelan Ashby Dreyer tried to get it again, in response to the report.

“Is {that a} dong on a drone?” a lady within the viewers reportedly requested.

A scuffle ensued and Dreyer threw a punch on the sheriff’s arm whereas reportedly yelling “he’s a tyrant.”

“He tried to take a swing at me and he glanced throughout my arm,” Gonzales reportedly stated. “He struck me and I simply took a step again. It wasn’t something I used to be very involved about. I’ve been in so much worse conditions”

The suspect was arrested on prices of petty misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, the article stated.

The candidate stated he believes three different folks have been concerned within the perverted exploit, in response to the paper.

On Wednesday, Gonzales held a information convention the place he accused Dreyer and his cohorts of working for incumbent Mayor Tim Keller, a rival Democrat.

“It was a coordinated effort, very intentional, and these folks have been educated,” the candidate reportedly stated.

“I used to be making an attempt to reply one of many girl’s questions that was with this group of 4 that have been political operatives for anyone, I consider probably the opposite marketing campaign,” Gonzales stated, in response to the paper.

Keller’s marketing campaign reportedly stated it had no half within the stunt, which it referred to as “disruptive, impolite and immature”

“To counsel we have been behind it’s pathetic and the form of desperation that has marked Manny’s troubled marketing campaign,” Keller marketing campaign supervisor Neri Holguin instructed the paper.

For his half, the suspect additionally dismissed the allegation.

“Manny Gonzales is making an attempt to affiliate me with Tim Keller or radical leftist habits,” Dreyer instructed the Journal. “I’m not a fan of Tim Keller both and establish as libertarian.”

Gonzales has lower than three weeks to gather sufficient signatures to be on the ballet, the article stated.

Video posted on a Twitter account entitled “Dongcopter” reveals the grownup aviation gadget flying outdoors a church that was being visited by Republican congressional candidate Mark Moores final week.

The proprietor of the account modified her background picture to point out the drone harassing Gonzales, and posted a direct assault on the candidate late Wednesday night time.

“For the file @SheriffManny/@MannyForABQ Tim Keller sucks too (extra on that later) however not less than he isn’t a corrupt cop trump nut who fought towards police lapel cams and each different type of accountability for years. We’re all dongcopter. Not you tho.”