California governor assaulted by 'aggressive' man on Oakland street

A man accused of assaulting California Gov. Gavin Newsom at an event in Oakland has been arrested, authorities said Friday.

Newsom was walking to a pizza shop to promote small businesses Thursday morning when he "was approached by an aggressive individual," the California Highway Patrol, which provides Newsom's security detail, said in a statement.

CHP identified the man as Serge Emanuel Benoit Chaumette Jr. of Berkeley.

Newsom did not appear injured, the East Bay Times reported, and quipped to reporters that different people have different ways of saying hello.