No charges for 24-year-old woman, who was arrested after Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused her of assault

No charges for the 24-year-old woman, whom Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused of assault and political violence.

Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, “is insufficient to support a criminal charge” against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama.

Van Orden and Jaghama were in line for an RNC event Tuesday at the Pfister Hotel.

Van Orden, a former Navy Seal who represents the 3rd District, including La Crosse, put a statement out Tuesday on Twitter claiming “political violence” against Jaghama due to being assaulted

Code Pink, however, denied any assault happened, and claimed it was Van Orden who “tried to shove past” her in line.

Code Pink is also pursuing bodycam footage and filing an ethics complaint against the Republican. Van Orden, in his Twitter statement, said it was witnessed by a police officer.

Police did arrest Jaghama and said Van Orden had “minor injuries and refused medical attention on scene,” though he told a crowd the next day he’s “been hit harder from air coming out of a blow dryer,” according to the Sentinel.

The paper also did ask Van Orden about his injuries and he said she “hip-checked me into cement.” He added that his hip hurt but noted he is “in pain all the time.”

“Is that because of her or because of me?” he said of the pain in his hip. “I don’t know, and I don’t care.”

After the incident, Jaghama said in a video posted to Twitter, “He tried to cut me in line so I stood in front of him because I was first.”

She also told the paper she was detained 15 hours and released Wednesday morning.