Police Say No Stabbing at Trump Rally After Knife Caught in Shirt

Chillicothe police said no one was stabbed during a confrontation outside President Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio, explaining that an officer’s closed pocketknife became caught in a man’s shirt while police intervened in a fight. The incident occurred outside the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe on Wednesday, October 28, as Trump spoke inside. Video from the scene showed a man sitting with a pocketknife protruding from his shirt while officers responded. The footage shows the aftermath and police response, but not a stabbing. Police Captain Michael Short said officers were separating two people involved in an altercation when the knife’s retention clip caught in one person’s shirt. He said the blade remained closed. Short’s account does not independently establish whether the man was injured, and no medical or investigative record was included in the reports. The footage captured the man asking officers whether there was a knife in his back and saying he thought he had been stabbed. An officer examined him, while bystanders reacted to the knife visible in his clothing. The scene prompted confusion and accusations among people gathered outside the venue. Tyler...