Alexander Roubian said U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman's chief of staff assaulted him at Trenton's gun violence roundtable. Watch video
TRENTON -- A gun rights advocate says he's filed a complaint against U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman's chief of staff, alleging the staffer assaulted him Wednesday during an event in Trenton.
Alexander Roubian, president of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, filed the complaint against James Gee, Watson Coleman's chief of staff, on Thursday at the Trenton Police Department, he said.
Alexander Roubian shows off a mark on his arm he says was caused by U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman's chief of staff. (Contributed photo) He said Gee was "aggressive" with him at the Wednesday event at the Trenton Deliverance Center.
The congresswoman's spokeswoman, Courtney Cochran, declined to comment Friday.
Roubian and Watson Coleman got into an argument when Roubian brought up the congresswoman's sons' criminal past during the discussion. He later posted the confrontation online.
During the argument, Watson Coleman told Roubian there was no place for his comments in the discussion and Roubian was escorted out by Gee.
"He was grabbing me on the arm and pushing me up the stairs," Roubian said Friday. "You can hear the other woman [in the video] telling him not to touch me. He had no right to lay his hands on me and to assault me."
Roubian said he felt pain in his arm Wednesday night while he was at home in West Orange, making a salad. He then found a bruise after removing his dress shirt.
A Trenton police spokesman did not have any information on the filing, but said a person making such a complaint is usually directed to the Trenton Municipal Court for the filing.
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