NewsNation Reporter Arrested at Ohio Governor Press Conference

A reporter for NewsNation (Center Bias) was arrested in Ohio on Wednesday while covering a press conference held by the state governor regarding a recent train derailment. The reporter, Evan Lambert, was released from jail Wednesday night and is facing disorderly conduct and trespassing charges.

Details: According to The Epoch Times, the press conference was delayed multiple hours, leading it to begin at the same time Lambert was giving a live broadcast. Video from NewsNation shows Lambert ending the broadcast early, stating, “we’re actually being told right now that we need to stop broadcasting.” What happened directly after the feed cuts out is unclear, but another video from shortly after shows Lambert on the ground in handcuffs.

Key Quotes: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) said he did not ask police to arrest Lambert, stating, “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. If someone was stopped from doing that, or told they could not do that, that was wrong. It was nothing that I authorized.” Upon his release from jail, Lambert stated, “no journalist expects to be arrested when you’re doing your job, and I think that’s really important that that doesn’t happen in our country.”

How The Media Covered It: The story is developing and is being covered across the spectrum, along with updates to the train derailment.