Breaking: Donald Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski Charged In Assault Case
Conservative News Reporter Filed Charges After He Allegedly Grabbed Her Arm
Donald Trump‘s Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged with simple battery in a case involving a now-former Breitbart reporter, Michelle Fields. Fields filed charges against Lewandowski, saying that on March 8 he grabbed her arm and left bruises while she was trying to cover the Trump campaign. The arrest was made just after 8:00 AM EDT.
The Palm Beach Post reports the arrest was confirmed by Jupiter Police, adding that “Washington Post reporter Ben Terris wrote that he witnessed the battery.”Â
Lewandowski appears in the above photo, on the left, to Donald Trump’s right.
JUST IN: Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski charged in alleged battery of Breitbart reporter.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 29, 2016
BREAKING: Arrest report issued for @realDonaldTrump campaign manager Cory Lewandowski pic.twitter.com/lmg4wp0wII
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) March 29, 2016
Here’s image from security video showing Lewandowski grabbing Fields: pic.twitter.com/0OrUjwKD9i
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 29, 2016
The Trump campaign has already issued a statement:
Statement from the Trump campaign on Lewandowski arrest pic.twitter.com/tGaBozCjkX
— Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) March 29, 2016
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This article has been updated to correct that Lewandowski was charged but not arrested.Â
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