Him being at the Statehouse is intentionally putting himself into the public light? It's his job to be there. It's really also his job to talk to citizens that wish to speak with him.
It's not Jim Lucas' job to walk into an obvious trap, successfully laid by our enemies. He could have just not played into the game. Much less not giving them a gift that they might not have even expected.
I feel bad for Mr Lucas. As he stated himself just a few weeks ago, he's not right in his head.