The Center?s executive director, M?ri?nn? Trevino-Wright, initially made the decision to keep the nature preserve closed during the rally after she and her staff were allegedly physically attacked there last week by congressional candidate Kimberly Lowe and an aide.

Lowe is a Republican congressional candidate from Virginia and was originally set to attend the We Stand American rally. Trevino-Wright explained how Lowe attempted to witness migrant crossings at the butterfly center. ...

Trevino-Wright quickly reviewed Lowe?s social media accounts and determined the women were there with the intention to trespass into closed areas of the nature preserve and broadcast information for which the conservancy has already received threats and harassment over the past several years.

?I?m federal. I work for the Secret Service, so nothing is off limits for me,? said Lowe?s aide, referred to as Michelle in the video, as the two women resisted leaving the Center.

A physical altercation followed in which Wright was thrown to the ground and Lowe and her aide attempted to leave the property in their vehicle with Wright?s mobile phone.

According to the affidavit, Trevino-Wright?s son attempted to close a gate in order to prevent Lowe and her aide from leaving the property with Wright?s mobile at which point ?Lowe nearly struck him with her car, but in the now-deleted Facebook Live by Lowe, you can hear her screaming, ?Get the fuck out of my way,? as she speeds toward him and see she swerves to avoid the partially-closed gate.?​