ORLANDO, Fla. — Authorities in Florida say a man was arrested outside the arena where President Donald Trump made his reelection announcement for trying to slap a cellphone out of a journalist's hand.
The Orlando Police Department said Wednesday that 51-year-old Daniel Kestner is facing a battery charge for trying to slap the phone out of the hand of Orlando Sentinel reporter Michael Williams.
He was detained by the Secret Service and arrested by @OrlandoPolice on a misdemeanor battery charge. pic.twitter.com/fGsv56ThGt
— Michael Williams (@michaeldamianw) June 19, 2019
An arrest report says Williams was filming Kestner arguing with another man outside the Amway Center. In a tweet, Williams said he was recording Kestner, a Trump supporter, being kicked out of the arena Tuesday evening.
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Online court records showed no attorney listed for Kestner.
In a separate incident, a man was arrested for disorderly conduct for shoving another man about a block from the arena.
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