Criminal charges have been dropped against a reporter who was arrested while covering an Ohio news conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals.
On Feb. 15, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert would no longer face charges stemming from his arrest on Feb. 8, five days after a train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed and ignited in a small rural town near the Pennsylvania border.
Lambert was doing a live broadcast from East Palestine, Ohio, where Gov. Mike DeWine was discussing lifting an evacuation order.
Residents were told to leave their homes while officials allowed a “controlled burn” to continue for days amid the wreckage. They hoped to avert an explosion, but the blaze spewed dense smoke and toxic fumes into the air….