The head of a foster-care advocacy group is disputing allegations that one of its members assaulted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) during a reception Tuesday night at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, saying the two merely shook hands during what appeared to be an amicable greeting.
U.S. Capitol Police said James McIntyre, 33, co-founder of the Illinois chapter of Foster Care Alumni of America, was arrested and charged with assaulting a government official. A spokesperson for the police agency declined to comment beyond a brief statement that did not detail the alleged assault.