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Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Police chief Danny Levy told journalists the attacker had a criminal record.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As every player seamlessly switches between attacker and shooter, the minuscule gaps in the Spurs’ defense become wider and wider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The owner of another horse, Detail, wrote in a Facebook post that the alleged attacker was a “crazy obsessed stalker who has been following me on social media for a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Several of the witnesses identified Charles Guiteau as Garfield's attacker.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow