Utah mayor spat on during confrontation with reporter’s daughter
- The daughter of a newspaper reporter was arrested for allegedly assaulting the mayor of Orem, David Young, following a City Council meeting. Young had spent 20 minutes criticizing news articles and making derogatory comments about the reporter.
- The incident occurred after Young's rant during the City Council meeting, where he repeatedly disparaged the reporter and complained about news coverage. The daughter of the reporter was taken into custody for assaulting Mayor Young. The arrest happened on Tuesday.
- The Orem Mayor, David Young, was the target of the assault by the daughter of a journalist who he had been ranting about in a City Council meeting. The incident happened on Tuesday after the meeting where Young criticized news articles and disparaged the reporter.
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Utah mayor allegedly assaulted by daughter of reporter he disparaged in City Council rant
Linnea Pugmire is seen in a witness video taken Tuesday night outside Orem, Utah City Council Chambers, where she is believed by police to have assaulted Mayor David Young | KSL.com OREM, Utah (KSL.com) — The daughter of a newspaper reporter was arrested Tuesday and accused of assaulting Orem Mayor David Young after a City Council meeting in which Young ranted for 20 minutes about news articles and repeatedly disparaged the reporter. After the m…
Utah mayor spat on during confrontation with reporter’s daughter
The adult daughter of a local reporter allegedly spat on the mayor of Orem, Utah, following remarks he made about the reporter during a City Council meeting. Video shows Linnea Pugmire, 31, spitting on and swinging at Orem Mayor David Young on Tuesday night. “How dare you,” she said multiple times. She was arrested by…
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