A man who allegedly attacked Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., with a sharp object at a campaign halt in Perinton, New York, Thursday night was billed with a felony and launched from custody in just hrs of his arrest, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Division said. 

The suspect, recognized as David G. Jakubonis, 43 of Fairport, N.Y., was billed with tried assault in the next degree.

He was arraigned in Perinton City Court and introduced on his personal recognizance, the sheriff’s department said.

Zeldin, who is the Republican prospect for governor in New York, predicted the alleged attacker would be released. 

LEE ZELDIN, NEW YORK GOP GUBERNATORIAL Candidate, ATTACKED AT Campaign Quit

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., was attacked throughout a gubernatorial campaign quit in Perinton, New York on Thursday night time exactly where an personal allegedly pulled out a sharp object. (Ian Winner)

"His words and phrases as he tried out to stab me a couple of several hours back were ‘you’re done’, but a number of attendees, including @EspositoforNY, promptly jumped into action & tackled the guy," he tweeted early Friday. "Legislation enforcement was on the scene within minutes. The attacker will very likely be immediately produced beneath NY’s legislation."

Zeldin was giving a speech about bail reform at a Veterans of International Wars publish when the alleged assault occurred. 

LEE ZELDIN'S WOULD-BE ATTACKER ‘TACKLED’ BY Team OF BYSTANDERS: 'HE Had A BLADE ON HIS HAND' 

A person came up on stage as Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., was giving a marketing campaign speech and tried to assault the congressman with a sharp item in Perinton, New York on Thursday night time. (Ian Winner)

Jakubonis was tackled by AMVETS countrywide Director Joe Chenelly, according to witnesses. 

"His ideal hand arrived up, I think out of his pocket, and he had a blade on his hand," Chenelly informed WHD News Electronic. "His fingers ended up like two finger holes in the blade and lunged at the congressman. And Congressman Zeldin blocked the to start with lunge. And then as he attempted to lunge yet again, I grabbed him from at the rear of and tackled him down to the ground and held him on the floor," Chenelly mentioned. 

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., was attacked for the duration of a gubernatorial marketing campaign end in Perinton, New York, on Thursday night time exactly where an personal allegedly pulled out a sharp item. (Ian Winner)

Zeldin introduced a assertion soon after the attack that mentioned: "Thank you to absolutely everyone who attained out following tonight’s assault in Fairport. A person experimented with to stab me on phase all through this evening’s rally, but thankfully, I was equipped to grab his wrist and stop him for a number of times until other folks tackled him. I’m ok, and @EspositoforNY, and all other attendees are safe. The attacker is in custody. Grateful for the attendees who stepped up swiftly to help and the law enforcement officers who promptly responded. I’m as resolute as at any time to do my element to make NY risk-free again."

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No really serious accidents were noted. 

WHD News' Adam Sabes contributed to this report.