Donald Trump was rushed off a stage here
Saturday by Secret Service agents during a
campaign speech after an incident in the
crowd near the front of the stage.
A Secret Service spokesperson said in a
statement there was a commotion in the
crowd and an “unidentified individual”
shouted “gun,” though no weapon was
found after a “thorough search.”
A man, who later identified himself to
reporters as Austyn Crites, was then
immediately detained and led out by a
throng of police officers, Secret Service
agents and SWAT officers armed with
assault rifles to a side room.
A law enforcement official later told CNN
no charges were filed against Crites.
After he was released from custody, Crites
told reporters the incident started off when
he raised a “Republicans Against Trump”
sign.
Crites said he was then assaulted by a
group of people around him before anyone
shouted anything about a gun.
All of a sudden, because they couldn’t grab
the sign, or whatever happened, bam, I get
tackled by all these people who were just,
like, kicking me and grabbing me in the
crotch and just, just beating the crap out of
me,” Crites said, according to KTNV. “And
somebody yells something about a gun,
and so that’s when things really got out of
hand.”
Trump was unharmed and returned to the
stage minutes later to finish his speech
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