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Senator Rand Paul attacked at his Kentucky home

Saturday, 04 November 2017 10:29 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 04 November 2017 10:32 PM ]

Republican Senator Rand Paul gestures toward reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Republican US Senator Rand Paul has been attacked under yet unclear circumstances suffering minor injuries after a man allegedly assaulted him at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

"Senator Paul was blindsided and the victim of an assault,” the senator’s spokeswoman said on Saturday about the Friday incident. “The assailant was arrested and it is now a matter for the police. Senator Paul is fine.”

Police responded to a call from the senator's residence at 3:21 pm Friday. Police arrested a man named Rene Albert Boucher, who they allege "intentionally assaulted" Paul, causing him "minor injury," according to Kentucky State Police.

The Kentucky State Police confirmed that the FBI was involved in the investigation.

Boucher is a Bowling Green anesthesiologist and pain specialist who developed a product called Therm-a-Vest, a cloth vest partially filled with rice and secured by Velcro straps that is designed to relieve back pain by delivering heat directly to the areas of the back where most pain is felt.

CBS reported that it is yet unclear what, if any, connection the suspect has to Paul. It is also unclear where exactly the assault took place — inside or outside the residence of the junior senator from Kentucky.

Paul, an ophthalmologist, dropped out of the US presidential race in February 2016 and successfully ran for re-election as the junior senator of Kentucky. In September, Paul opposed a partial repeal of healthcare reforms adopted under former President Barack Obama, angering President Donald Trump.

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