A man in Washington was arrested after being accused of breaking a 72-year-old veteran's jaw during a dispute over wearing face masks

• Cody Hansen, 35, was arrested at his home in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday after police in Kent, Washington, said he broke a 72-year-old veteran's jaw during a dispute over wearing face masks.
• The veteran told police that he had made a comment to Hansen's girlfriend about not wearing a mask before Hansen attacked him.
• Hansen has been charged with second-degree assault and is being held on a $10,000 bail.

A Washington man has been arrested and charged with second-degree assault after being accused of breaking a 72-year-old veteran's jaw during a dispute over wearing face masks.

Cody Hansen, 35, was arrested at his home in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday, nearly a month after the July 18 incident at a Red Lion Inn and Suites in Kent.

According to the local Fox network affiliate KCPQ, police say Hansen punched a 72-year-old man in the lobby of the hotel. The 72-year-old, who is a veteran and is partially disabled, told police that he had made a comment to Hansen's girlfriend about not wearing a mask.

He told officers that Hansen then came to the lobby, punched him several times, leaving him unconscious and breaking his jaw.

Video of the incident was recorded by surveillance cameras in the hotel.

Hansen's bail was set at $10,000 on Saturday. According to Spokane County Jail's online register, Hansen is still behind bars,

At the time of his arrest, Hansen was also wanted in Alaska on a drug charge and a probation violation, HuffPost reported.

Washington has had a mask mandate in place since June 26 to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.