CANFIELD, Ohio — A man carrying multiple weapons was arrested Sunday after pushing toward Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair and knocking two people to the ground, according to law enforcement and local officials.

Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, was taken to the Mahoning County jail following the incident at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent, where Acton was visiting Sunday afternoon.

Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said Havas is expected to face two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct, according to reporting from WFMJ carried by WPXI.

Greene said two older adults were knocked to the ground as Havas pushed toward the front of the tent, where Acton was visiting. Havas reportedly had two guns on him when he was taken into custody.

Mahoning County Democratic Party Vice Chair Maria Pappas separately told The Vindicator that Havas had a gun, a stun weapon and brass knuckles when he was arrested.

Acton’s campaign initially described the encounter as an armed individual lunging at the Democratic candidate for governor and said multiple people were injured.

“While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people. Dr. Acton and Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured,” Acton campaign Communications Director Addie Bullock said in a statement released Sunday.

“This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another,” Bullock said.

Acton was not injured.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he spoke with Acton after the incident and said a man “tried to forcefully push himself toward Dr. Acton as she was speaking” and injured other people at the Democratic Party booth.

“Fran and I are thankful that Dr. Amy Acton was not hurt, and we send our thoughts to those who were injured,” DeWine said. “Violence or the threat of violence at political or public events is always unacceptable.”

Mahoning County Democratic Party Chair Christopher Anderson said Havas knocked volunteers to the ground before his arrest.

“What happened at our tent today during today’s visit from Dr. Acton is reprehensible and should be condemned by leaders on all sides of the aisle,” Anderson said.

Anderson said he did not know why Havas was at the tent and cautioned against drawing conclusions about his intent.

“I don’t know why he was there — that’s for law enforcement to discover, but I’m grateful that the Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement officials stopped the situation before anything could happen, if malice was his intent,” Anderson told The Vindicator.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was providing security for Acton and assisted local law enforcement during the incident.

Acton remained at the scene afterward. A photograph provided to TiffinOhio.net by a fair attendee shows Acton, a physician and former Ohio Department of Health director, helping tend to one of the people who was injured.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign also condemned the incident.

“Candidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence. What happened today is completely unacceptable and has no place in politics, and we hope that no one was hurt,” Connie Luck, communications director for Vivek for Ohio, said in a statement reported by local media.

Havas was being held in the Mahoning County jail Sunday. No bond had been set, according to The Vindicator, and he is expected to appear in Mahoning County Court in Canfield after the Labor Day holiday.

Authorities had not publicly identified a motive Sunday evening.

This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.