Ohio Man Arrested on Assault Charges for Attack on MSNBC Reporter Covering Hurricane Ida
attacked MSNBC’s Shaquille Brewster on live television has been arrested. Benjamin Eugene Dagley was picked up at a shopping plaza in Dayton on Thursday, according to a statement from U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott.Dagley is wanted in Gulfport, Mississippi, where he’ll be charged with two counts of assault, one count of disturbance of the peace and one count of violation of emergency curfew, authorities said.“This violent fugitive was attempting to flee from his charges in Gulfport but the swift work of our task force members resulted in a timely arrest,” Elliott said.“Task force members received information that Dagley was still driving in his white truck bearing an Ohio license plate,” the statement said.