The man who was charged with aggravated assault after tossing a hard seltzer can at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a parade for the Houston Astros World Series win is claiming he was attempting to toss the senator a celebratory drink, according to his attorneys.
"Political violence is never acceptable. What happened at the parade was not political violence nor 'aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,'"
attorneys for Joey Arcidiacono said Wednesday. "Instead, this was an Astros fan trying to toss drinks from his cooler to the Senator during a championship parade and not realizing how it would be perceived until he saw security's reaction."
