Appeals Court Orders Resentencing for Rand Paul Attacker, Says Sentence Was Too Lenient

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) returned to Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2017, on the lawn of his Kentucky home on Nov. 3, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A federal appeals court said that the sentence given to the man who attacked Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in 2017, breaking six ribs and causing other injuries, was so lenient it fell outside of federal guidelines.

The man will be resentenced, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said in the ruling.