Charges against the Gold Star father, who was arrested after heckling President Biden during the State of the Union address, were dropped by the Democratic attorney general in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Steve Nikoy, 51, was taken into custody by Capitol Police after yelling “Convent gates!” “First Marines, Second Battalion!” he criticized Biden, 81, in a speech earlier this month.
Mr. Nikoui, a guest at the State of the Union address by Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida), was sitting in the audience when he shouted the remarks.
Nikoi’s son, Marine Lance Corporal. Kareem Nikoi was killed by an ISIS-K suicide bomber outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021, as Kabul fell to the Taliban during the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. He was one of 13 U.S. military personnel killed.
DC Attorney General Blaine Schwalb’s decision not to prosecute Gold Star’s father was first reported by Fox News.
To defend its decision not to prosecute Nikoi, the DC AG’s office pointed to past cases in which protesters were not prosecuted. According to the outlet.
Mr. Schwalb’s office did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Smiling Said Although he did not intend to interrupt Biden’s speech, the president did mention Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was allegedly killed by an “illegal” immigrant, as well as her son and other Americans killed at the convent. I was annoyed that he didn’t mention the 12 soldiers. gate blast.
“I waited three years, paid $3,000 and traveled 3,000 miles to finally hear my son’s name in the State of the Union,” he told the Daily Mail. “That trip to the State of the Union was really mind-blowing.”
Mr. Nikoy was charged with crowding, obstructing or inconveniencing Congress, a misdemeanor for which violators are typically released after paying a $50 fine.
Mast and several other Republicans, including Rep. Michael Walz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), have called for the charges against Gold Star’s father to be dropped. Ta.
