Arrest for lying after profane ambush of TV reporter

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A man police say grabbed a television reporter’s arm and yelled obscenities during a live broadcast has been charged with lying about the encounter.

The Times-Tribune reports Lackawanna College student Tyrone Parker is charged with falsifying reports after police say he denied and then admitted involvement.

Video of the report posted to YouTube shows a man running up to WNEP’s Stacy Lange on Thursday and yelling a profane phrase that’s been used periodically by people ambushing television reporters over the last year.

Lange continued on, unflustered, with her report about Scranton’s budget.