A woman reportedly pleaded guilty on Thursday to assault after she threw a drink at GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick Florida attorney general scrutinizing Bloomberg paying fines for felons to vote Lara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida MORE (Fla.) at a town hall event in June.

Amanda Kondrat’yev, 35, pleaded guilty in Pensacola, Fla., CBS Miami reports. Kondrat’yev faces up to a year in prison and will face sentencing on Oct. 17.

Kondrat’yev was part of a group of protesters outside a June town hall that Gaetz attended, and she reportedly held a sign that read “Gaetz wipe the blood off your hands, A+ rating NRA, save our kids vote Gaetz out 2020,” referring the the congressman's rating by the National Rifle Association, Roll Call reports.

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When Gaetz, an outspoken supporter of President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE, left the event, a drink came flying out of the crowd and appeared to hit him in the arm.

It was unclear from video whether the drink actually spilled on Gaetz, but the congressman is seen reacting to being struck from behind and turning to point to one of the protesters.

Gaetz said after the incident that he was pressing charges out of fear that similar things would happen to him or his staff in the future.

“If there are no consequences, then maybe it's me getting hit with a drink one time, but what if it's a member of my staff? What if instead of a drink it's acid or urine?” he said during a Fox News appearance.