Man Arrested After ‘Repeatedly’ Crashing Truck Into Fox 4 Newsroom in Dallas

A man was arrested early Wednesday after crashing his truck into the newsroom of Fox 4, a station in downtown Dallas, Texas.

According to the station’s report on the incident, the man “repeatedly” crashed his truck into the side of the building, before he “got out of his vehicle and began ranting.”

The station took to Twitter to post photos of the aftermath of the crash:

“He’s in custody now but the bomb squad is on its way,” the station wrote. “He left behind a suspicious bag. Most have been evacuated & a few are working to keep the news on air from a secure location.”

A man crashed a truck into the side of our building this morning. He jumped out and started ranting. He’s in custody now but the bomb squad is on its way. He left behind a suspicious bag. Most have been evacuated & a few are working to keep the news on air from a secure location. pic.twitter.com/X3UpLbYk85

— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 5, 2018

Fox 4’s Brandon Todd posted a photo of the driver:

This was the man who smashed his truck into our station this morning..throwing papers around while yelling “high treason”. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/k7PsosDQIk

— Brandon Todd (@BrandonToddFOX4) September 5, 2018

Fox 4 reporter Shannon Murray also posted photos of the aftermath:

Scary moment this morning when a man drove his truck into our building. We evacuated while the bomb squad is investigating. pic.twitter.com/fnbDopcJFb

— Shannon Murray (@ShannonMFox4) September 5, 2018

No one was injured in the crash, per Fox 4.

Dallas police K-9 unit on scene sweeping FOX4 building after man repeatedly crashed into side of building earlier this morning and began ranting. No injuries reported. https://t.co/i1sTvA8lZj pic.twitter.com/qicGu6L8PL

— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 5, 2018

This story is developing…

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