Anthony D'Ellena

On Monday night, June 9, after attending the South Kingstown Town Council meeting, I was physically assaulted by Councilman Jay Wegimont. He stormed out mid-meeting, skipped a vote, and charged right at me. He proceeded to body slam me in the hallway and screamed in my face over a seven-month-old social media post where I mentioned his 3 DUIs. I tried to walk away. He followed me down the hallway, into the stairwell still yelling, still escalating. That’s when I pulled out my phone and hit record. The second he realized he was on camera, he changed instantly. He tried to calm himself down because in that moment, he knew: he’d been caught. This wasn’t a heat of the moment dispute. This was a calculated act of political intimidation. I’ve filed criminal charges and I am pressing charges. Wegimont should resign immediately. Political violence is un-American. I won’t be bullied. I won’t be silenced. I will always fight for what’s right.