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- A woman intentionally threw a drink at Rep. Matt Gaetz during an event on Saturday, police said.
- Gaetz decided to press ahead with criminal charges against the woman.
- A previous case of a drink being thrown at Gaetz resulted in a woman serving 15 days in prison.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has pressed ahead with criminal charges against a woman who threw a drink at him during a food and wine festival on Saturday night.
The woman, 41-year-old Selena Jo Chambers, intentionally hurled a glass of wine at the congressman after recognizing him, before proceeding to curse at the event in Miramar Beach, Florida, Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.