The WH Reporter For A Pro-Trump News Site Was Arrested After Allegedly Accosting A Woman
The White House correspondent for a prominent right-wing website was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly accosting a woman at the University of Connecticut.
Lucian Wintrich, the White House correspondent and Washington, DC, bureau chief for the Gateway Pundit, was at the university to deliver a speech titled "It's OK to Be White." The speech drew a large group of protesters, who verbally sparred with Wintrich, before the blogger moved into the audience and grabbed a woman, the Hartford Courant reported.
A University of Connecticut spokesperson, Stephanie Reitz, confirmed to BuzzFeed News that Wintrich was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. and taken into custody by campus police. He was charged with breach of peace and later released on a a $1,000 nonsurety bond, Reitz said. A UConn student was also arrested for allegedly breaking a window as people left the event.
The apparent altercation was captured on video from multiple angles.
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