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A drunk Michigan man lunged at a mail carrier with a knife after he received a campaign letter for Kamala Harris.
Russell Frank Valleau, 61, flew into a rage and attempted to stabbed a Black postal worker after receiving political mail for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
Valleau allegedly said he didn't want that 'Black b**ch' in his mailbox.
He then called the mail carrier the same derogatory name and threatened her, according to Oakland County prosecuting attorney Karen McDonald.
During the rampage, the apparently drunk Valleau took out a knife and lunged at the mail carrier. But she quickly deterred this attack by whipping out her postal service-issued pepper spray, Law & Crime reported.
Russell Frank Valleau, 61, flew into a rage and attempted to stabbed a Black postal worker after receiving political mail for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign (Farmington Hills Police Department)
Valleau was charged on Friday by Farmington Hills prosecutors with assault and ethnic intimidation. PICTURED: Vice President Kamala Harris at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, on September 19
Oakland County prosecuting attorney Karen McDonald released a statement on Friday that stated Valleau said he didn't want that 'Black b**ch' in his mailbox. He then called the mail carrier the same derogatory name and threatened her. PICTURED: Photo of USPS workers in Royal Oak, Michigan
Police later found the suspect in a neighbor's yard after he fled the scene.
McDonald wrote: 'In this highly charged political moment, everyone has a right to their political opinion and vote.
'Whatever our political beliefs, no one should be assaulted or threatened because of their race, or for doing their job. Hate crimes impact all of us, and we will vigorously pursue all such cases.'
Valleau's next hearing is scheduled for October 27.
He was charged on Friday with assault and ethnic intimidation - that particular charge set his bond at $25,000 and carries a maximum sentence of two years.
He's currently being held at Oakland County Jail.
According to public records reviewed by DailyMail.com, Valleau has an extensive rap list dating back to the 1980s.
His most recent criminal offense from around 2010 carried domestic violence and firearm possession by a felon charges.
Valleau took out a knife and lunged at the mail carrier. But she quickly deterred this attack by whipping out her postal service-issued pepper spray, Law & Crime reported. PICTURED: Trump at a campaign town hall event at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, September 27
Police later found him in a neighbor's yard after he fled the scene
Valleau's next hearing is scheduled for October 27
Last week, shots were fired into Harris' campaign office in Tempe, Arizona, on September 23.
Staffers at the Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office on called Tempe Police to report finding what appeared to be bullet holes through the office's front windows.
It was the second such shooting in as many weeks, police said, after the front windows were shot with either a BB gun or a pellet gun just after midnight on September 16.
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