Rand Paul’s Angry Neighbor Gets to Cool Down in a Prison Cell

This is justice.

Back in November 2017, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was the victim of a blindside attack by a neighbor, Rene Boucher, 59.

Apparently, Boucher, a doctor, just like Senator Paul, came unhinged because of yard debris the senator was stacking too close to the property line.

Neighbors say this wasn’t the first dispute, but whether it was or not, there was absolutely no sense in it, and it brings into question Boucher’s mental state.

The attack was carried out while Senator Paul was home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, tending to his lawn. His back was turned and he didn’t see Boucher coming. As a result, he suffered six broken ribs and a long, painful recovery time.

Boucher, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to assaulting a member of Congress, was also sentenced to one year of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and a fine of $10,000, WBKO reported.

“No one deserves to be violently assaulted,” Paul said in a statement obtained by Fox News. “A felony conviction with jail time is appropriate and hopefully will deter the attacker from further violence. I commend the FBI and Department of Justice for treating this violent, pre-meditated assault with the seriousness it deserves.”

Earlier Friday, Boucher was sentenced to thirty days in a federal prison.

So what was Boucher’s defense?

The dispute over the debris began last September, when Paul reportedly placed a pile of tree limbs near his neighbor’s property. The neighbor removed the pile later in October, in portable dumpsters.

“Even though this debris was not on Dr. Boucher’s property, he viewed it as unsightly — as it was placed directly in his line of sight from his patio and the back door of his house,” according to a court filing from his defense team.

The senator placed more limbs in two more piles that same month.

In early November, Boucher burned some of the debris using gasoline. He allegedly suffered second-degree burns from the fire.

Who uses gasoline to burn leaves and limbs?

The defense also went on to say the following day, after Boucher nearly set himself on fire, that Senator Paul was back in his yard, mowing the lawn and blowing leaves and debris into Boucher’s yard.

I can see how it would be an annoyance, but not enough to hurt somebody over, or risk getting locked up.

“As Dr. Boucher has stated throughout, he lost his temper and tackled Rand Paul as Paul was carrying branches from another location on his property and placing them on the property line,” the defense document reads.

Senator Paul’s office are insisting, and have insisted from the beginning that there was no “ongoing dispute” before the attack.

Maybe the “ongoing” part was just in Rene Boucher’s mind and this attack was his way of letting Senator Paul know.

Whatever the case, the senator has suggested that the violent attack deserves more than a thirty day prison sentence. His legal team initially asked for a stiffer sentence of 21 months in prison.

I’d even say half that is more appropriate, given the damages and pain the attack caused.

And maybe when the guy is out, he should consider taking some anger management classes, because he’s got some serious issues.