MISSOULA, Montana - An Idaho man pleaded guilty for throwing a salmonpatty at a politician during a congressional hearing
to discuss the summer´s wildfires in Montana and
Idaho. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage was not injured in
the attack by 20-year-old Randall Mark of Moscow,
Idaho. However, the hearing at the University of
Montana, came to a halt while she cleaned salmon from
her hair and jacket. Mark made a brief appearance in
theUS District Court at Missoula, Montana, to change
his plea from innocent to guilty. In exchange, federal
prosecutors dropped a second charge accusing him of
assaulting another politician, Rep Rick Hill. Defense
attorney Craig Shannon said Mark expected to be
arrested but was intent on protesting. Mark could
receive up to a year in prison when he is sentenced in
February 6.
