Event Brief
Anti-Trump protester charged after alleged journalist shove
Filed: Jul 09, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Summary: Ronald Staples was charged with assault after a viral video allegedly shows him shoving a Maine Wire journalist at a Bangor protest.
WHO: Ronald Staples
WHAT: Charged with assault after a viral video allegedly shows him shoving The Maine Wire journalist Joe Sokol at a protest.
WHEN: Jul 09, 2026 at 9:41 AM ET
WHERE: Bangor, USA
WHY: He was charged after a viral video appeared to show him attacking a journalist during a protest challenging President Donald Trump.
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