A New York state senator had to be held back after he allegedly shoved a lobbyist in the capital building in Albany before a committee meeting on energy and telecommunications.

Michael Carey, a lobbyist seeking support for a 911 civil rights bill, told Fox News Digital he was speaking with Democratic Sen. Kevin Parker before the Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications on Wednesday, when the altercation took place.

Carey had been seeking a piece of legislation, and he approached Parker ahead of the meeting and asked for his support.

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Specifically, Carey has been calling for a change in state developmental disabilities systems. Carey’s son died in 2007 while he was being cared for by the state.

Carey allegedly tried to explain the situation to Parker ahead of the meeting, which the latter yelled back, “I don’t care,” the lobbyist claimed.

The two men were standing about 15 feet away when Carey questioned Parker, saying, “You don’t care my son died?”

Parker, for a second time, said, “I don’t care,” Carey said.

Carey then claims he turned around to the others in the room and said, “You heard it, everybody. He doesn’t care.”

The next thing Carey knew, Parker was allegedly in his face.

Parker allegedly lunged toward Carey after he called the senator out for not showing remorse for his dead son. Onlookers then reportedly pounced to hold Parker back.

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New York state Sen. Kevin Parker speaks during a press conference announcing the state’s commitment to clean energy development and energy efficiency. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to Parker and the state police for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

Still, Carey said he has filed charges against Parker. He said he is not sure how the senator reached the level of assaulting him, but he hopes Parker gets help for his anger.

“That’s my hope,” Carey said. “I don’t wish the senator ill will.”

Charges have not been filed against either man.

After the altercation, Parker was seen taking his seat at the beginning of the committee meeting video and joking about the matter.

“There’s always lots of excitement in this committee,” Parker said. “I don’t know. Someone said my committee meetings are boring.”

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The New York Capitol in Albany, N.Y., where state lawmakers passed another extension to the state’s budget on April 4. 

He then proceeded to say he hoped Wednesday’s meeting would “be as exciting as the pregame.”

Last year, Parker was accused in a lawsuit of raping a woman early in his legislative career, when he went to her home to discuss disaster relief efforts for Haiti.

The lawsuit filed in November 2023 claims Parker assaulted the woman in 2004. She claimed they were working on providing aid to Haiti, and after finishing a discussion about her work, she stood up and said goodbye.

The woman alleges that Parker then grabbed her wrists, took her down a hallway to her bedroom, made a sexual comment and raped her, according to the lawsuit.

In 2005, Parker was arrested and charged with third-degree assault after punching a traffic agent who gave him a ticket for double-parking, according to news reports from that time. In that same year, a former aide accused Parker of threatening her after she publicly complained that he shoved and hit her when she worked for him.

Parker was also convicted of misdemeanor criminal mischief charges in 2010 after he chased a New York Post photographer and damaged their camera.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

3rd Quarter Report

The Celtics and the Cavaliers have shown up to the contest, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 58-52, the Celtics have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more quarter to play.

If the Celtics keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 4-1 in no time. On the other hand, the Cavaliers will have to make due with a 1-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who’s Playing

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics

Regular Season Records: Cleveland 48-34, Boston 64-18

Current Series Standings: Boston 3, Cleveland 1

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What to Know

The Celtics will be playing the full four quarters on Wednesday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will fight it out against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference playoff matchup at 7:00 p.m. ET at TD Garden. The Celtics are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 120.6 points per game this season.

The Cavaliers are out to put a dent in the Celtics’ postseason run, something the Cavaliers tried (and failed) to do on Monday. The Celtics walked away with a 109-102 victory over the Cavaliers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Boston.

The Celtics got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayson Tatum out in front who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. Tatum’s evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points.

The Celtics are a win away from taking the series as they lead the Cavaliers 3-1. Check back on CBS Sports after the game to see if the Celtics can seal the deal or if the Cavaliers earn another chance to play this season.

Odds

Boston is a big 14.5-point favorite against Cleveland, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 13.5-point favorite.

The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/under low at 205.5 points.

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Series History

Boston has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Cleveland.

• May 13, 2024 – Boston 109 vs. Cleveland 102
• May 11, 2024 – Boston 106 vs. Cleveland 93
• May 09, 2024 – Cleveland 118 vs. Boston 94
• May 07, 2024 – Boston 120 vs. Cleveland 95
• Mar 05, 2024 – Cleveland 105 vs. Boston 104
• Dec 14, 2023 – Boston 116 vs. Cleveland 107
• Dec 12, 2023 – Boston 120 vs. Cleveland 113
• Mar 06, 2023 – Cleveland 118 vs. Boston 114
• Mar 01, 2023 – Boston 117 vs. Cleveland 113
• Nov 02, 2022 – Cleveland 114 vs. Boston 113

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener has been officially revealed and it has plenty of storylines behind it.

Confirming the leaks and reports that had been coming out in the days and hours leading up to the official release, the NFL announced that the Steelers will open the 2024 season on the road against the Atlanta Falcons, who employed multiple key members of the new-look Steelers offense in 2023.

Perhaps the biggest change that came to Pittsburgh this offseason was the hiring of former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to serve as offensive coordinator. Smith left Atlanta with a 21-30 record and plenty of questions swirling about his abilities to develop quarterbacks and get the biggest playmakers on offense the ball. But the Steelers are confident his run-first approach will fit well with the retooled roster and help the unit improve on some miserable marks from the past two seasons.

Smith will have some former Falcons to work with while he does that in Cordarrelle Patterson and Scotty Miller, who signed with the Steelers as free agents this offseason.

The Falcons went through plenty of changes of their own this offseason, adding $180 million man Kirk Cousins to be their starting quarterback and hiring Raheem Morris to kickstart the franchise around after three middling seasons.

It is maybe not the flashiest season opening opponent the Steelers could have drawn, but these two up-and-comers will try to announce themselves as serious contenders with lots of new faces in place in Week 1.

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