Senator Rand Paul was assaulted at his home on Friday afternoon, by his Democratic neighbor

[Jim Beard]

According to the neighbor, Senator Paul and Boucher have had ongoing problems. Senator Paul and Boucher share a corner adjacent to their homes.

According to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Boucher is a retired physician, as of February, 2015. He was licensed in 1998.

According to records obtained by WAVE 3 News, he graduated from the University of Des Moines Osteopathic Med & Surgery.

WAVE 3 News was also able to confirm Boucher was a registered Democrat, but that registration in Rhode Island was canceled. On his Facebook page, Boucher's previous posts have been politically charged, showing frustration with President Donald Trump. We did not find any posts mentioning Senator Paul.

Records show Boucher's home is also in Bowling Green. It is valued at $740,000.

Boucher is being held at the Warren County Detention Center on a $7,500 bond.

http://www.wave3.com/story/36764371/update-rand-paul-assaulted-by-neighbor

[Jim Beard]

1. The assailant may not be a Democrat but he was mad at Trump.

[JHB]

2. Genuine case of Get off my lawn, maybe?

[Jim Beard]

3. The news report claimed he was really mad at Trump on his Facebook page but

some republicans are also mad at him including the Bush family.

[BannonsLiver]

4. It all seems really sketchy

No detail on exactly what happened and I find the idea that Rand Paul was actually mowing his own yard to be a bridge too far from a believability standpoint.

[ProudLib72]

5. Use the Gianforte defense!

By rethug rules, this guy ought to take Rand Paul's place in the Senate.

[NCjack]

7. Yeah, but he would have to do some community service, like mow Sen. Paul's yard.

[ProudLib72]

9. Funny how it's ok to body slam a reporter

because reporters have been demonized a purveyors of fake news. But our rethug senators are sacred and untouchable.

[Bettie]

6. His political affiliation is not

the issue. Neighbors have issues all the time.

I can't imagine that Rand Paul is a pleasant person to live near.

[Yavin4]

8. Anyone who has Rand Paul as a neighbor is going to have problems with Rand Paul.

Paul never out-grew his "College-Republican-Libertarian-Utter-Bullshit" years. You know the type, "I wanna smoke marijuana and have my taxes cut".

[lunatica]

10. Let me check...

Nope. No sympathy here. If he'd been shot, maybe, but slugged? Nope.