UPDATE: An attorney for a NewsNation reporter arrested during Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's news conference yesterday has called police claims that his client was aggressive 'patently false'
Police said Thursday NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was talking loudly while DeWine was speaking and allegedly got into an argument with the Ohio National Guard commander. Lambert's attorney strongly rejected the police account and called claims that he was aggressive "patently false," perPolice said Maj. Gen. John Harris Jr. asked Lambert to stop broadcasting and alleged that the D.C.-based correspondent of the Nexstar Media Group-owned cable channel responded aggressively.
Lambert then yelled he had been assaulted. He was asked to leave the news event several times but refused before being arrested, police said.when police officers asked reporters to be quiet because DeWine was speaking, according to NewsNation. "The many videos of this incident taken by bystanders speak for themselves," Corn added. "We will let people draw their own conclusions about how this incident was handled by the officers involved.
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