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A man who interrupted former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally will face misdemeanor charges.
Johnstown Police Sgt. Evan Dabbs confirmed that the man, now released, will be charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and disrupting a meeting. The charges are expected to be filed early next week.
During Trump’s speech, a man jumped over a barricade, climbed onto a press riser, and yelled at the former president, though his words were unclear. Just before the incident, Trump had repeated his claim that the media is the “enemy of the people.” The Trump campaign later suggested the man was an opponent trying to disrupt the event.
Shortly after the incident, another man in the crowd was handcuffed and escorted out by police. It was unclear if his detention was related to the initial altercation.
Videos of the interruption can be viewed below:
#BREAKING A man at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff’s deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser.
He screamed “ say her name correctly” pic.twitter.com/kWQk5HNTLE
— NewsPoint (@HaberNoktam) August 31, 2024
At Trump rally in Johnstown, PA: Someone in the audience jumped over the barricade to the press pen and latched onto the riser where the TV cameras are. The man was taken down and taken away by police. pic.twitter.com/eW2YMUW5g8
— Kristen Eskow (@KristenEskow) August 30, 2024
SUBDUED WITH A TASER: A man at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed the press area as Trump spoke to the crowd. https://t.co/9UpGITQqyc pic.twitter.com/A6IqxbRopV
— Heidi Hatch KUTV (@tvheidihatch) August 31, 2024
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