The election to fill Montana's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night. In preparation for Thursday's special election, Before the interviews with congressional candidates Rob Quist (D) and Greg Gianforte (R), the later had a bit of an unfortunate situation. It all went haywire when a reporter from The Guardian persisted after Gianforte delayed answering his question. Alicia Acuna, Fox News reporter who witnessed event Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin has since issued a statement saying that Gianforte has been cited for "misdemeanor assault".