Key takeaways:
- Evan Lambert, a NewsNation correspondent, was arrested while reporting live from an Ohio Emergency Management Agency press conference.
- The arrest was captured on camera and quickly spread across social media, prompting Gov. DeWine to express concern about the incident.
- The incident is currently under investigation and it is unclear what charges, if any, Lambert may face.
On Wednesday, a NewsNation correspondent was arrested while reporting live from an Ohio Emergency Management Agency press conference. The press conference was held to announce the lifting of a multiday evacuation order near the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Evan Lambert, a NewsNation correspondent based in Washington, D.C., was broadcasting from the event when law enforcement officers interrupted him and told him to be quiet as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) spoke. The officers then pushed him to the ground, cuffed and arrested him.
The arrest was captured on camera and quickly spread across social media, prompting Gov. DeWine to express concern about the incident. His office said he wasn’t aware of it as it happened.
NewsNation said Lambert was arrested after he was told to stop speaking during the governor’s remarks. The outlet said he was arrested soon after he got off the air.
The incident is currently under investigation. It is unclear what charges, if any, Lambert may face.
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