India, Oct. 2 -- Ryan Hayward has been identified by The Maine Wire's editor-in-chief as the man who allegedly drove a vehicle toward reporter Joe Sokol in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday morning.

Ryan Hayward is from Machias, Maine. He was identified as the driver after Sokol was allegedly targeted while reporting outside Bangor Comprehensive Treatment Center.

Joe Sokol, a reporter for The Maine Wire, was working near the treatment center when a confrontation involving a driver occurred. Video released by the outlet appears to show a vehicle making a U-turn before leaving the roadway and moving onto the grass near Sokol. The Maine Wire described the maneuver as an attempt to strike the reporter.

Sokol moved out of the vehicle's path and wa...