Suspect Accused of Stabbing Sen. Rand Paul Staffer in DC Got Out of Prison Day Before

A U.S. Senate staffer remained hospitalized Tuesday after police say he was attacked {snip}

The suspect, Glynn Neal, 42, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill after Saturday’s attack. The federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press Neal had been released from a federal prison in Maryland on Friday.

Glynn Neal

Investigators believe the attack was random. The victim, Philip Todd — who works for Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — told investigators he had never seen his attacker before and that Neal didn’t say or demand anything before he stabbed him.

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Neal had been released after earning so-called “good time credit,” the Bureau of Prisons said.

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