Viral Video Appears to Show Anti-Trump Protester Shove Journalist at Maine Protest

Viral video appears to show anti-Trump protester shove journalist at Maine protest

Ronald Staples, 78, of Holden faces one assault charge after allegedly shoving a journalist at a Maine protest

Anti-Trump protestor charged after viral video appears to show journalist shoved at Maine protest

Journalist Joe Sokol was allegedly assaulted at a Bangor protest captured in a viral video. Police charged 78-year-old Ronald Staples of Holden, Maine, with assault.

Maine Man, 78, Charged After Shoving Journalist on Video

A 78-year-old Maine man is facing an assault charge after a viral video captured what appears to be him shoving and elbowing a journalist covering an anti-Trump protest in Bangor. The Bangor Police Department identified the man as Ronald Staples of nearby Holden, Maine, and confirmed the charge to Fox News Digital. The incident, recorded on video and posted as a Facebook reel, shows two separate alleged physical confrontations between Staples an…