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Jessica Soto and
Bradley Fichter, both 26 and of Chicago, have been charged with
three counts of aggravated battery in a March 6 attack on Robert
Zwolinski, who was defeated in a primary this month by Soto's
mother, state Representative Cynthia Soto, Chicago police said.
Lawyers for the two were not immediately available for comment.
The attack took place outside of Zwolinski's campaign office.
Frank Avila, a lawyer for the couple, told local media that
Zwolinski started the fight and possibly put a stable in his own
head for attention. Avila identified Soto as the daughter of
Representative Soto and denied the daughter was part of the
attack.
Police said Zwolinski was hit with a metal object and glass
bottle. Zwolinski said the metal object was the staple gun and
he had his forehead repeatedly stapled by the pair.
The night of the fight, Zwolinski posted photos on social media
of a staple sticking out of his forehead, a bloodied face, and a
swollen nose.
"The girl was yelling, while I was on the ground fighting the
man off of me, 'This is Soto's territory! This isn't your
territory,'" Zwolinski said.
Representative Soto could not immediately be reached.
(Reporting by Justin Madden in Chicago; Writing by Jon
Herskovitz and Steve Orlofsky)
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