Fox News apologizes to Reno man falsely accused of bringing a gun to Trump campaign rally

Fox News has formally apologized to a Reno man falsely accused of carrying a gun to a political rally held by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Austyn Crites, 35, was briefly thrust into the national political spotlight after attending a November 2016 rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, where Trump called him out from the stage, accusing him of being a Democratic plant.

Crites, who was holding a “Republicans Against Trump” sign, made his way to the front, only to be forced to the ground and escorted from the premises after someone shouted that he had a gun. Security guards swept Trump offstage amid the confusing fracas.

The Secret Service quickly released Crites and confirmed he did not have a gun.

Read more: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/22/fox-news-retracts-false-claims-reno-man/1800697001/
(Reno Gazette Journal)