 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Arthur Bremer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Herman Bremer August 21, 1950 |
| Occupation | Busboy/janitor |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Parent(s) | William and Sylvia Bremer |
| Conviction(s) | Attempted murder |
| Criminal penalty | 53 years imprisonment (released after 35 years) |
| Details | |
| Date | May 15, 1972 |
| Location(s) | Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
| Injured | 4 (including George Wallace) |
| Weapon | Charter Arms Undercover .38-caliber revolver |
Arthur Herman Bremer (/ˈbrɛmər/; born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted criminal, whose attempt to assassinate U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972, in Laurel, Maryland, left Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Bremer was found guilty and sentenced to 63 years (53 years after an appeal) in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders. After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was released from prison on November 9, 2007.[1]
- ^ Nuckols, Ben (August 23, 2007). "Wallace shooter to be released". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2012.