Man Arrested on Suspicion of Hurling Tomatoes at Sarah Palin

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Christopher Weber

Correspondent
Posted:
12/8/09
A Minnesota man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing two tomatoes at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during a stop on her book tour.

Jeremy Paul Olson, 33, is accused of hurling the tomatoes at the former vice presidential candidate from a second-floor balcony at the Mall of America outside Minneapolis on Monday, CBS News reported. Palin, who was signing copies of her book, "Going Rogue," at a Barnes & Noble store, was not hit. Two nearby police officers were struck by tomato fragments.

Olson, from St. Paul, was arrested on charges of suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct. Arresting officers said they found two more tomatoes he had been carrying.