The man accused of assaulting an NBC News reporter covering Hurricane Ida has been arrested.
Reporter Shaquille Brewster was reporting from Gulfport, Mississippi when a man driving a white pickup truck began harassing him, lunging forward and screaming in Brewster’s face before the camera cut away.
54-year-old Benjamin Dagley was arrested in Dayton, OH. He faces charges of simple assault, disturbing the peace, and violating curfew. He was also wanted in Ohio on a previous probation violation.
Man accused of assaulting reporter during Hurricane Ida arrested https://t.co/5cUpUdBf0A — WGN TV News (@WGNNews) September 2, 2021
Man accused of assaulting reporter during Hurricane Ida arrested https://t.co/5cUpUdBf0A
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) September 2, 2021