Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
Harrisburg, Pa. – A man The arrest was made at a Pennsylvania rally last week The hope was for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to hang a banner to protest Trump’s policies, Johnstown’s police chief said Tuesday.
Authorities announced that Stephen A., 36, of Pittsburgh. Misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest were filed against Weiss, who was taken into custody here. Trump’s rally on Friday.
Johnstown Police Chief Richard Pritchard said investigators don’t know what the banner said because arena staff apparently removed it. He said it was made from a bed sheet, and Weiss told a detective he didn’t believe in Trump’s policies.
Weiss faked a leg injury and hid a tube of glue inside a metal crutch, Pritchard said.
Weiss declined to comment when reached by phone Tuesday, saying he was seeking legal advice.
An arrest affidavit by a Johnstown police detective said Weiss “ran onto the arena floor, jumped onto the media stage. [and] Screams began toward the main stage where President Trump was speaking. Weiss allegedly would not free himself from the steel barricade fencing “and force had to be used,” police said in the charging document.
A man who accompanied Weiss to the rally told police he was unaware of Weiss’ plans, Pritchard said. The other man was not charged, the chief said.
Weiss was also charged with disrupting a public meeting, a misdemeanor. Weiss was questioned by the Secret Service on Friday and released that night. He will be heard in court on October 9.
A Trump campaign spokeswoman had no immediate comment Tuesday.
The disruption came shortly after Trump criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable coverage.
As Weiss was led away, the former president told the crowd: “Is there any place more fun than a Trump rally?”
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