A Democratic campaign worker allegedly threatened to ‘put a knot’ on the head of Virginia GOP Rep. A.C. Cordoza, leading to a protection order from a magistrate judge. The incident occurred during a voter engagement, highlighting escalating political tensions in Virginia.
Magistrate Judge Gregory Kaliris granted the protection order after finding that Cordoza was attempting to speak to a voter at the registrar’s office. Ms. Sanders approached him and told him to ‘back off’ as he was walking away, before warning, ‘This is the last time I’m going to tell you’ and ‘I’ll put a knot on your head.’
Cordoza, who represents Poquoson and parts of Hampton, told Fox News Digital the encounter underscores a broader rise in political hostility. He pointed to the local media reports that suggested the roles were reversed and that Cordoza was the aggressor, but the lawmaker noted that the court ultimately only granted him a protection order.