Today, at Donald Trump’s rally at Radford University, in Virginia, a photojournalist was seen being taken down by a Secret Service agent while capturing the activists protesting the rally.
In a video posted by reporter Joe Perticone, TIME photojournalist Chris Morris can be seen being taken down by a a Secret Service agent.
Secret Service agent choke slams reporter pic.twitter.com/jdsHOlylSB
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) February 29, 2016
@mattdpearce Well it's a good thing I went ahead and captured it then. pic.twitter.com/nHe4gNUvTH
— Jake Godin (@JakeGodin) February 29, 2016
In a subsequential tweet shared by reporter Annie Andersen, she says Morris was not only taken down, but arrested.
Hearing @time magazine photog Chris Morris was just arrested at Trump rally. Seen tussling with Secret Service officer.
— Annie Andersen (@Annie_Andersen) February 29, 2016
In the video, Morris appears taken to the ground in a rough manner. While on the ground, it appears he is in a defensive position, although it seems as though he does kick away the agent as someone walks in front of the camera. After getting up, Morris is seen motioning that the agent grabbed his throat to slam him down. Morris then appears to grab the agent’s throat, reenacting what was done to him.
Other photographers and agents then intervened and Morris can be seen being escorted away.
UPDATE: Morris appears to no longer be detained and clarifies what happened in the scuffle.
Just talked to @time magazine report Chris Morris. He says he was originally arrested but just detained. @ABC13News pic.twitter.com/QknmuAbifG
— Annie Andersen (@Annie_Andersen) February 29, 2016
Time photog Chris Morris tells me how he was grabbed and taken down at Trump rally pic.twitter.com/XKDJarpXda
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 29, 2016
Update 2: TIME has written a detailed account of what occurred.
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