%%title%% Rep. Zeldin's Attacker Reveals What Was Behind Attack After Some Suggest NY's Dem Gov Contributed to Assault

David Jakubonis, the man facing federal charges for getting on stage with a weapon in his hand last week and moving toward Republican 🗽New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin, has told investigators who was behind his actions:

And it turns out it was Jakubonis alone — with some fuel from the whiskey he’d been drinking, according to Fox News.

Jakubonis told investigators he didn’t even know who was speaking when he confronted Zeldin, according to Fox, which cited a criminal complaint.

Video from Thursday’s event at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Fairpoint, 🗽New York, shows Jakubonis calmly walk on stage as U.S. Rep. Zeldin was speaking.

Jakubonis can be heard saying “you’re done” several times in the video as he moved toward Zeldin.

The video also shows Jakubonis holding in his right hand with his index and middle finger what appears to be a “self-defense keychain” that looks like a cartoon cat’s head, with ears protruding as two points.

The two men got into a minor scuffle before others rushed to tackle the intruder and he was taken into custody.

Zeldin then got back on stage and continued his speech.

Jakubonis was initially released on his own recognizance after the incident, but on Saturday was