Trump-appointed federal judge charged with battery after parking lot confrontation over glasses
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Ariana Baio
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Summary
A Trump-appointed federal judge, Ryan D. Nelson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, is facing misdemeanor criminal charges of battery and malicious injury to property after an April confrontation over a parking space. According to reports, Nelson allegedly snatched a man's glasses from his face and stomped on them during the heated dispute. Video evidence appears to show the judge angrily confronting a man who criticized his parking.
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Video appears to show the federal judge angrily confronting a man who criticized his parking
The confrontation occurred in early April when a driver pulled into a parking space
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