Blogger for Conspiracy Site Gateway Pundit Arrested After Appearing to Assault Student
Source: Mediaite
Far right blogger Lucian Wintrich — who holds White House press credentials and writes for the conspiracy-mongering site Gateway Pundit — was arrested for appearing to assault a student during his speaking event at the University of Connecticut.
Wintrich was giving a speech titled “It’s OK to be White” on behalf of UConn’s College Republican club when protesters began disrupting the event by chanting “Go home Nazi!” The blogger was then forced to stop his speaking gig, which gave a student the opportunity to take what appear to be his speech notes.
Upon noticing the woman walking away with his papers, Wintrich shot up the stairs after her, grabbed her arm, and proceeded to wrestle her down in the middle of the auditorium.
Several other bystanders quickly jumped in and broke the fight up. At that point, law enforcement stepped in to arrest Wintrich and escort him off the premises. Police reportedly then deployed a form of smoke to remove all the remaining people in the building.
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