An Olympic silver medalist who was viciously beaten by a homeless guy with a metal rod has shared a graphic video of her wounds.
Volleyball player Kim Glass, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, uploaded pictures of her bloody nose and eye after being unexpectedly jumped in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The 37-year-old reported that the attacker was acting oddly before approaching her and assaulting her in the face.
But the Los Angeles native assured supporters that she was fine after getting stitched up, despite the horrifying slashes across her head.
It occurs at a time when the city is experiencing a surge of crime that thousands believe is being encouraged by the district attorney for Wake County.
George Gascon has been criticized for his liberal approach to crime, with violent offenders being let out of jail early and others not even being locked up.
A petition to recall him has garnered more than 700,000 signatures, with the standard in California being more than 500,000.
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Before the horrifying attack, Glass described how she had been saying goodbye to her companions and leaving lunch.
The homeless man “ran-up, he had something in his hand and he was on the other side of a car on the street,” the woman claimed.
The Sports Illustrated model and star of the US women’s volleyball team claimed that the attacker had “some pretty angry eyes” while he or she was looking at her.
Glass claimed that just before turning to her companion, she had expressed concern that something might be wrong and that he might hit a car.
Before I could react, a large metal bolt the size of a pipe struck me. It occurred so quickly, she said. He threw it out onto the street literally.
Glass later said she was okay after having stitches but there would be no permanent damage to her vision.
In an update on her Instagram story on Sunday, Glass said that she was ‘overwhelmed with all of the loving supportive messages’ that she received.
She added: ‘This all could have been so much worse. So I’m grateful right now.’
Although born in LA, Glass grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She went to college at the University of Arizona and was a star on the school’s Wildcats volleyball team.
While in college, Glass attempted to become a contestant on America’s Next Top Model on five separate occasions. But she was turned down each time.
Glass had an appearance in the 2011 Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. She self-identifies as a “Olympic Silver Medalist, Personal Trainer, Model, Coach & Motivational Speaker” on Twitter.
Like the rest of California, Los Angeles is having trouble solving its homelessness issue.
Homelessness in the state increased by 31% between 2010 and 2020, but it decreased by 18% across the nation.
Voters in San Francisco chose to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin due to what they saw to be his unwillingness to prosecute specific offenses, which is the first indication that Californians are abandoning progressive crimefighters.
After recall petitions with hundreds of thousands of signatures were presented on Wednesday by activists, voters in LA County may soon be able to remove the woke DA Gascon.
More than 717,000 signatures have been gathered for the “Recall District Attorney George Gascon” campaign, far more than the 566,857 required by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters.
A campaign activist posted on Twitter, “LA, you have made your voices heard.” Together, let’s make George Gascon stand before the electorate.
Recall campaigners want to have the opportunity to recall Gascon on the ballot in November.
In order to do so, the signatures from 10 percent of registered voters in Los Angeles County will have to be verified, so the organizers submitted more than needed, in case some are deemed unacceptable.
Critics of Gascon are seeking to recall him over his progressive polices – namely his prohibition of minors being charged as adults and elimination of enhancements that could add time to a convict’s sentence.
The progressive prosecutor – who was elected in 2020 – has been vocal about the need to reform the criminal justice system to focus more on intervention and rehabilitation, blasting ‘tough-on-crime’ policies as racist and a failure.
Voting for those who supported the recall was permitted until July 6.
Several county officials, including Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, have harshly criticized Gascon.
Because they “don’t adhere to his unique directions,” more than 13,000 cases from the sheriff’s office, according to Gascon, have been rejected since 2020.
He arrived like Moses with his tablets and the Ten Commandments, declaring: “Take these particular orders or take them.” Fox News previously heard from Villanueva.
“That doesn’t foster a good working relationship,” someone said.
Shea Sanna, a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles, recently criticized his supervisor, Gascon, for allegedly inciting criminals to “commit more crimes.”
Sanna claimed the 68-year-old DA is a ‘criminal’s champ’ and neglects the need for ‘public safety’ and residents’ feelings with his woke policies.
He also said he has made it hard for their office to do their job because ‘as soon as we catch a perpetrator, we have to release them.’
The Gascon recall effort is the second in less than a year.