During a live broadcast, WGN report Gaynor Hall was physically attacked by a random man who also yelled one of President Donald Trump’s most infamous lines.
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Gaynor Hall was reporting live from Shorewood, Illinois about the surrounding neighborhood sustaining damage from a recent windstorm. While preparing to deliver more details about from the report, 20-year-old Eric Farina jumped into the live shot and grabbed Hall while yelling “f*ck her right in the p*ssy” at the camera. The station quickly cut and apologized for the foul language along stating Hall was “fine” after the incident.
Later on, Hall went to Facebook to address Farina saying “It was not funny. You violated my personal space. You grabbed me. You scared me. Was it worth it?”
What kind of security does @WGNNews have in place for their reporters. @gaynor_hall was just assaulted and all they say is sorry about that. Put him in jail! pic.twitter.com/HMFlKxEkJi
— Stephen Hinton (@stephenehinton) May 24, 2020
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Farina was later identified and arrested by police as confirmed by Hall in an updated Facebook post:
“Thanks to your help, he was identified and arrested. Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. I am ok and I appreciate you more than you know.”
He was later released on his own recognizance on a $2,500 bond.
SOURCE: MEDIAITE