The Laconia, New Hampshire, Police Department acted quickly and arrested a “poet” on Wednesday morning after a video went viral in which he appears to assault a young Turning Point U.S.A. volunteer outside an NH polling station.
The video went viral on Tuesday, showing an elderly man shouting at the volunteer outside the Laconia polling location before apparently giving him a vicious backhand slap, shouting “fuck you,” and fleeing the scene.
INSANE old liberal man SWINGS at 18-year-old TPUSA volunteer in New Hampshire: pic.twitter.com/KEwaldwOsB
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 3, 2026
The Laconia Police Department identified the man as Stephen Redic, 70, of Laconia, and arrested him at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
He was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct and is set for arraignment on December 10.
His LinkedIn page identifies Redic as a “retired writer and humorist” and a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
According to his Facebook page, Redic is originally from Caribou, Maine.
He's a Maine native. https://t.co/7JhAAfeNHG pic.twitter.com/Bm2F4m8wDG
— Seamus Othot (@Seamus_Othot) November 4, 2026
That page includes recordings of him reading his “poetry,” the text of his poems, and political diatribes where he rails against billionaires and advocates to “abolish the idea of the ‘self made’ man.”
Redic’s portfolio also includes multiple books, including “Out of the Rain: Conversations with the Spaces Between Leaves,” and “Tying My Shoes.”
He also wrote this book of poetry. It "It comments on love and hate and old and new traditions." https://t.co/yOIuiToQIm pic.twitter.com/cFYrZoeELp
— Seamus Othot (@Seamus_Othot) November 4, 2026
He also has a page on Intch.org, where he advertises voice acting services, and says that he previously spent years broadcasting on local television and radio.
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