(Image: Screenshot/YouTube/Inside Edition)
The man who was shown elbowing a protester at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally Wednesday night in Fayetteville, N.C. has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct, but he’s not keeping quiet about the altercation.
(Image: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office)
In an interview with "Inside Edition," John Franklin McGraw, of Linden, N.C., was not shy about how he would deal with the protester if they crossed paths again.
The 78-year-old McGraw said, "Yes, he deserved it. The next time we see him, we might have to kill him. We don't know who he is. He might be with a terrorist organization."
The protester in question, Rakeem Jones, was elbowed by McGraw while being escorted out of the event by police. Jones later said that his right eye was “swollen and bruised” from the blow to the head.
Jones also added, “I was there, but it didn’t seem real.”
A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, Hope Hicks, told NBC News “we are not involved.”
To view the video of both the incident and the post-incident comments, watch below: