NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was arrested Wednesday as he was covering a press conference attended by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who spoke about the disastrous train derailment.
Ohio governor urges resident to evacuate over fears of 'catastrophic' blast from train derailment.
"Evan is safe and calm, and continues to act with professionalism and integrity that he brings to his work each day," NewsNation D.C. bureau chief Mike Viqueira said in a statement."As you see from the videos, he was doing his job - what hundreds of journalists do without incident - reporting to the public o the matter of urgent, critical interest to our audience.
"I got arrested because I was trying to do a live report about what people need to know," Lambert told a bystander who asked what happened. Following his release, Lambert told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield it's been a"long day" but that he's"ok." Lambert refrained from offering details as to what transpired as charges against him were not dropped.Lambert joined NewsNation in 2021 after four years as a reporter at the local affiliate Fox 5 in Washington D.C.
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