Political Rival Claims Handshake was Assault

Robert “Bert” Webbe (R) says a handshake from Easton, CT First Selectman Tom Herrmann (R) was nothing short of an assault, and he wants the three-term incumbent exposed for the “bully he is,” the Connecticut Post reports.

Said Webbe: “He’s a brute. At first, I didn’t want to file a complaint because I didn’t want it to influence anyone in a special election last year that I was running in. But I’ve had enough of his tactics and the way he does business — through intimidation — it has to stop.”