Man arrested at Trump rally in Pennsylvania wanted to hang a protest banner, police say

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man arrested last week at a Pennsylvania rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had hoped to hang a banner to protest Trump’s policies, Johnstown’s police chief said Tuesday. Authorities announced that misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest were filed against Stephen A. Weiss, 36, of Pittsburgh, who was taken into custody at Friday’s Trump rally. Police remove a man, center with sunglasses, who had climbed onto the media riser, at a Trump campaign event, in Johnstown, Pa., on Friday. The arrest affidavit by a Johnstown police detective said Weiss “ran onto the arena floor, jumped onto the media stage [and] began to yell towards the main stage where President Trump was speaking.” Weiss allegedly would not release himself from 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’ plan, Pritchard said. As Weiss was led away, the former president told the crowd: “Is there anywhere that’s more fun to be than a Trump rally?” There has been heightened scrutiny of security at Trump rallies since a gunman fired at him, grazing his ear, during an outdoor rally in July in Butler, Pennsylvania. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/man-arrested-trump-rally-pennsylvania-wanted-hang-protest-banner-rcna169464