The criminal attempted to enter the press area of the event despite increased security following the assassination attempt in July
Police tasered a man who tried to force his way into the press area at a Donald Trump rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, amid heightened security measures at the Republican candidate’s pre-election events following a failed assassination attempt last month.
Trump had a brush with death in July when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on him during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks fired multiple rounds, one of which grazed the former president’s right ear. One rally attendee was killed and two others were seriously injured. The gunman was later killed by Secret Service return fire.
According to media reports, the man jumped over a bike rack that surrounded TV reporters and cameras and began climbing up the back of an elevator where they were perched.
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People who were near the area tried to remove the offender from the structure, but the police managed to subdue him with the help of a taser.
The incident came shortly after Trump criticized the media for what he described as unfavorable coverage of his presidential campaign and alleged bias in favor of his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
The crowd cheered the police as they led the man away, with the Republican hopeful quipping: “Is there any place more fun than a Trump rally?”
It is unclear what motivated the offender and whether he was a Trump supporter or opponent.
Soon after, law enforcement officers handcuffed another man in the crowd and escorted him away from the event. It is not yet known whether his arrest had anything to do with the original incident.
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