The Donald is rushed off the stage by Secret Service while speaking during Reno rally after a 'Republicans against Trump' protester causes chaos in the crowd over fears he had a gun - Secret Service agents rushed Donald Trump offstage on Saturday evening during a rally in Reno, Nevada
- As agents whisked Trump away police and private security wrestled Austyn Crites, 33, to the ground
- A sea of bodies scattered in the crowd as authorities dragged Crites away as he kicked and strained
- A Trump campaign source told DailyMail.com that someone in the audience had shouted 'gun'
- Authorities did not recover a weapon and he has since been released following the ordeal
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Reno, Nevada
Published: 12:20 +11:00, 6 November 2016 | Updated: 15:43 +11:00, 6 November 2016
Austyn Crites, 33
Secret Service agents rushed Donald Trump offstage on Saturday evening during a rally in Reno, Nevada after they determined a protester in the audience might pose a threat to the Republican presidential candidate.
'Go! Go!' agents shouted as they whisked Trump away and a combination of local police and private security wrestled Austyn Crites, 33, to the ground in the front of the crowd.
Crites identifies as a Republican who supports Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to his Facebook page.
A senior Trump campaign official told DailyMail.com that the suspect, whom rally-goers already identified as an anti-Trump protester, caused a panic when he reached into his waistband.
At that point, the campaign official said, a voice called out: 'He's got a gun!'
Trump's protective detail sprang into action, pulling him offstage as a sea of bodies scattered, screams rang out and authorities dragged Crites away as he kicked and strained.
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