>>120090 NewsNation reporter arrested at Ohio governor’s news conference
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsNation) — A NewsNation reporter was arrested Wednesday during a news conference being held by the Ohio governor about a train derailment. Correspondent Evan Lambert was giving a live report during NewsNation’s “Rush Hour” when he was told by law enforcement personnel at the news conference to be quiet because Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was speaking. The charges Lambert is facing are disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Miami influencer charged with fraud over COVID relief funds After Lambert was taken into custody by police, DeWine said he didn’t personally order the arrest. “It has always been my practice that if I’m doing a press conference, someone wants to report out there and they want to be talking back to the people back on channel, whatever, they have every right to do that,” DeWine said. “If someone was stopped from doing that, or told they could not do that, that was wrong. It was nothing that I authorized.” As Lambert was being placed in the back of a squad car, he said, “It’s tough to do your job in America in 2023, but we’ll keep doing it.” The news conference in East Palestine, Ohio, was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, but had been delayed. DeWine eventually began speaking around 5 p.m., at the same time Lambert was scheduled to go live on NewsNation.
