The man who’s been accused of hurling two full cans of hard seltzer at Sen. Ted Cruz during the Houston Astros World Series victory parade Monday has been identified — as prosecutors revealed he shamefully admitted “I am an idiot” while being arrested.
Joseph Arcidiacono, 33, made his initial court appearance overnight and was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
A judge set the suspect’s bond at $40,000, despite a public defender’s argument that the aluminum cans did not meet the requirements to be considered deadly weapons.
Arcidiacono was released from jail after being ordered to wear a GPS ankle monitor, stay at least 1,000 feet away from Cruz’s work and home, and avoid making threats against him, reported the station ABC13.
As he was being taken into custody, the seltzer-slinging suspect told cops: “I know, I’m an idiot. I’m sorry,” according to prosecutors.
The GOP senator was riding atop a military Humvee with his family during the parade in Houston celebrating the Astros’ second World Series title in six years when he was met with loud jeers and rude gestures from the crowd.
As the vehicle was driving in the 2400 block of Smith Street, two unopened cans of hard seltzer were hurled at Cruz, as seen in a viral cellphone video.
One of the aluminum containers missed the senator, but the other struck him in the forearm, according to court documents. Cruz did not require any medical attention.
Prosecutors said a witness grabbed Arcidiacono as he was fleeing after tossing the cans and marched him to police officers who were present at the scene.
Cruz later thanked law enforcement officials for their swift actions in a tweet — and also took a swipe at his alleged attacker.
“As always I’m thankful for the Houston Police and Capitol Police for their quick action,” Cruz wrote. “I’m also thankful that the clown who threw his White Claw had a noodle for an arm.”
Arcidiacono is due back in court Wednesday.
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— Alien Truther Wildwest (@wcgroovy) November 7, 2022
He’s not just an idiot but he’s probably illegal too, another violent threat to America under a Democrat communist open border policy no doubt time for Americans to start fighting like it’s 1883 when every scumbag on the open plains is trying to rape Rob or murder your family because a satanic government loves creating chaos to take attention away from their Criminal and satanic Deeds , that’s the truth of today , so start carrying powerful designed fighting knives, learn how to use them effectively, and let the FBI doj DHS CIA IRS and the other communist corrupted Democrat Antichrist N.W.O. agencies that are helping destroy this Constitution and Country see if they can get ballistics off of that, domestic terrorist demons need to be treated like domestic terrorist demons, that’s why I can’t understand why this communist corrupted Democrat satanic government is still in place amping up their evil Deeds on a minute to minute basis on hardworking American people trying to survive under a corrupted communist coup of a government, they are just begging for people to have a massive Uprising against this oppressive communist backed to regime, so they can have their real agenda and start murdering people on site labeling them domestic terrorists like they’re doing now with fake arrest fake raids fake Evidence fake investigations and their fake cover up of massive murder from bile weapons attack on Americans, to restricting their freedoms stealing their wealth and resources cuz that’s what this is all about anyway and removing their freedoms and will to fight against oppressive tyranny wake up people you’re 1776 is knocking at your door and it won’t go away cuz it’s on a mission of complete destruction of your freedom and your country
Wow, look at all the Republican domestic terrorists treating democrats!
The communist democratic party should be ashamed of themselves for inciting this kind of violence against the American people.
High taxes, violence and racism are all the democrats have.
But let’s remember that Republicans are the violent ones……according to the insane left.