The man who stormed the press area at a Donald Trump rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday will face charges, police confirmed over the weekend.
Johnstown Police Chief Richard Pritchard stated on Saturday that the man, who was arrested after the dramatic incident caught on multiple cameras, has been released but will be formally charged next week. His identity will be made public at that time.
“It was not immediately clear what motivated the man or whether he was a Trump supporter or critic,” the AP noted on Saturday. Pritchard, who was not directly involved in the arrest, declined to speculate on the man’s motives.
According to Mediaite, the unidentified suspect will face several misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and disrupting a public assembly:
Parts of the incident were captured by several cameras, including the up-close view of the moment itself by NewsNation producer Kristen Eskow and CBS News political campaign reporter Taurean Small.
As things were going down, Trump was on stage saying “That’s ok,” although it was not clear whether he could see what was happening. “He’s on our side. We get a little, uh, itchy, don’t we? Huh, ok. No, no. He’s on our side,” Trump said of the man storming the press area.
The man was tasered, according to reports, then handcuffed and taken from the venue.
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