W.Va. Man Arrested After Attacking Local News Reporter

A West Virginia man was arrested today after allegedly attacking WCHS reporter Bob Aaron as he was in the middle of filming video for a report on animal abuse. Aaron says this individual just walked up to him, grabbed the tripod, and proceeded to hit him with it (and when he was done assaulting Aaron, he just walked away with the tripod).

Aaron was injured and went to the hospital after the assault. Afterwards, he explained his thought process at the time, saying, “He kind of just went crazy there for a minute. And then he wouldn’t return the tripod. He said I’m keeping it and he went back onto his property.”

Police soon after arrested Howard Lilly and charged him with destruction of property, grand larceny, and malicious wounding.

Watch the WCHS report on the incident here:

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