The night of June 23, 2020, Carpenter was assaulted during events and activity that took place outside the state Capitol building. The events followed weeks of demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd, and took place in response to the arrest of Black activist Devonere Johnson earlier that same day, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Carter told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that protesters assaulted him after he began filming them: "I don't know what happened ... all I did was stop and take a picture ... and the next thing I'm getting five-six punches, getting kicked in the head." Carter later tweeted the video he filmed and said, "I took this pic- it got me assaulted & beat up. Punched/kicked in the head, neck, ribs. Maybe concussion, socked in left eye is little blurry, sore neck & ribs. 8-10 people attacked me. Innocent people are going to get killed. Capitol locked- stuck in office.Stop violence nowPlz!" In response to the events, Gov. Tony Evers (D) alerted the Wisconsin National Guard and issued the following statement: “ What happened in Madison last night presented a stark contrast from the peaceful protests we have seen across our state in recent weeks, including significant damage to state property. I want to be clear: violence against any person—whether in the middle of the street in broad daylight, at home trying to sleep, going for a run, or happening upon a protest as was the case last night—is wrong. It should never be tolerated. Any single act of injustice against one person is less justice for all of us, and the people who committed these acts of violence will be held accountable. My thoughts are with Sen. Carpenter who was among the individuals attacked last night and wish him a quick recovery. ” On July 27, Madison police arrested two individuals, Samantha Hamer and Kerida O'Reilly, on charges of assault against Carpenter.

The night of June 23, 2020, Carpenter was assaulted during protests that took place outside the state Capitol building. The protests followed weeks of demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd, and took place in response to the arrest of Black activist Devonere Johnson earlier that same day, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Carter told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that protesters assaulted him after he began filming them: "I don't know what happened ... all I did was stop and take a picture ... and the next thing I'm getting five-six punches, getting kicked in the head." Carter later tweeted the video he filmed and said, "I took this pic- it got me assaulted & beat up. Punched/kicked in the head, neck, ribs. Maybe concussion, socked in left eye is little blurry, sore neck & ribs. 8-10 people attacked me. Innocent people are going to get killed. Capitol locked- stuck in office.Stop violence nowPlz!" In response to the protests, Gov. Tony Evers (D) alerted the Wisconsin National Guard and issued the following statement: “ What happened in Madison last night presented a stark contrast from the peaceful protests we have seen across our state in recent weeks, including significant damage to state property. I want to be clear: violence against any person—whether in the middle of the street in broad daylight, at home trying to sleep, going for a run, or happening upon a protest as was the case last night—is wrong. It should never be tolerated. Any single act of injustice against one person is less justice for all of us, and the people who committed these acts of violence will be held accountable. My thoughts are with Sen. Carpenter who was among the individuals attacked last night and wish him a quick recovery. ” On July 27, Madison police arrested two individuals, Samantha Hamer and Kerida O'Reilly, on charges of assault against Carpenter.