COLUMBUS – Ohio’s attorney general says charges have been dropped against a cable news reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference in East Palestine last week.
Dave Yost dismissed trespassing and resisting arrest charges against NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert, saying he had every right to be at the press conference.
Lambert was arrested and jailed for five hours on Feb. 8 after authorities said he was told to stop his live broadcast during a news conference by Gov. Mike DeWine in the aftermath of a major train derailment and then refused their orders to leave.
The reporter says he is grateful for who those worked to see that the charges were dismissed.