New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Wednesday joked that he offered his “pro bono” legal services to free a New York Daily News reporter who was detained at the state capitol.

“I wanted to make sure he had a good counsel and that’s why I offered my services on a pro bono basis,” Cuomo told reporters shortly after he helped free reporter Ken Lovett.

“He’s not going to flee the jurisdiction, we don’t believe any charges are going to be filed. Freedom of the press is alive and well in the city of Albany,” Cuomo said in a video posted by Politico.

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As he spoke, a woman emerged from the state police office behind him to complain about a separate incident. During her rant, she referred to Cuomo as a “punk-ass" before being escorted back into the state police office.

Multiple reports indicated Lovett, the Albany bureau chief for the Daily News, was detained earlier Wednesday for talking on his cell phone in the New York Senate chamber lobby. A sign in the lobby reportedly asks visitors to silence their phones or turn them off.

Lovett was able to tweet twice after he was taken into custody, and after he was released he said the police were “very professional.”