OAN Staff Avril Elfi
Sunday, September 1, 2024 11:19 AM
A man who disrupted a rally for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania is facing misdemeanor charges.
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Johnstown Police Sergeant Evan Dabbs said Saturday that the unidentified man was released and will be charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and disrupting an assembly or procession.
He added that charges have not yet been filed but are expected to be filed early next week.
As Trump was speaking, the man jumped over a barricade, jumped onto the press box and began yelling at the former president. It is unclear what the protester was saying.
Just before the men entered the media-only area, Trump repeated his familiar claim that the media is collectively “the enemy of the people.”
The Trump campaign has tried to distance itself from Trump and his actions, suggesting that he is an opponent of Trump.
“Witnesses, including members of the press, described a deranged individual yelling abuse at President Trump,” said Daniel Alvarez, a senior adviser to the campaign. “His attacks were focused on the president and the stage as he entered the press area.”
Shortly after the incident, another man in the crowd was handcuffed and escorted out of the arena by police, though it was not immediately clear whether the detention was related to the initial altercation.
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