Criminal charges dropped against Fox 5 reporter over oil spill confrontation and arrest

George Franco

, who was covering the BP oil spill last month,

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On June 7, a BP contractor had asked Franco to leave a public parking lot, which he refused to do. The contractor then accused Franco of “roughing him up” and the cops arrested Franco. He said Franco grabbed his arm and spun him around.

You can watch the video online for the first time here.

Gene McHugh, general manager at Fox 5, declined to comment about the incident, saying he could only refer to what's on the Web site.  He can't recall anyone before in his 13 years getting arrested while on the job at WAGA.