Bodycam shows arrest of man who attacked Muslim state representative before prayer service in 2023

Hartford police released body camera footage from the moment they arrested a man who attacked a state lawmaker outside a Muslim prayer service last summer.

In the footage, Andrey Desmond appears combative but also confused as officers arrest him.

The attack occurred in June 2023 after Rep. Maryam Khan, a Democrat from Windsor, attended a service celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday at the XL Center Arena in Hartford along with about 4,000 other people.

Last month, Desmond pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on Rep. Khan outside Hartford’s XL Center.

Under the agreement, Desmond will spend five years in prison and 16 years on special probation.

According to records, Desmond has long suffered from mental illness in New York.