GOP Congressman Gowdy Confronted At Gunpoint, Suspect Now In Custody

After allegedly confronting Congressman Trey Gowdy(R-SC) at gunpoint on Sunday afternoon, suspect Gloria Yvonne Brackett of Atlanta, Ga., was arrested by police in Spartanburg, S.C., where the incident took place. Brackett is suspected of pointing a handgun at Rep. Gowdy while he sat in his car in a Spartanburg parking lot, located within his home district.

The Republican congressman told police that while he sat parked outside the First Baptist Church Spartanburg, waiting for his daughter to arrive, he was confronted by Brackett sometime after 8 p.m. The police report states that Brackett had demanded Gowdy “stop following her,” to which the congressman replied that he was simply waiting for his daughter. Shortly thereafter, however, Brackett allegedly returned with a pistol, which she used to further confront the congressman.

The report also states that when Gowdy backed up his car and attempted to leave the scene, the gun-toting woman ran after the vehicle.

The congressman drove to the local police department to report the incident, and a police escort returned to pick up his daughter from the church.

The Huffington Post reports that Brackett has been charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol and pointing, as well as presenting a firearm, and is currently being held at a detention center.

[h/t HuffPost]

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