Arthur Bremer
Arthur Bremer Born Arthur Herman Bremer (1950-08-21) August 21, 1950 (age 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Occupation Carpet cleaner Criminal charge Attempted murder Criminal penalty 53 years' imprisonment Criminal status Paroled Parents William Bremer Sylvia Bremer Arthur Herman Bremer (born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted for an assassination attempt on U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland, leaving Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Bremer was found guilty and sentenced to 63 years (53 years after an appeal) in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders. After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was released from prison on November 9, 2007.