Private Security Guards Face Charges For Dragging Idaho Woman Out Of Town Hall

[Craig Nigrelli]

Prosecutors successful Idaho person now revenge misdemeanor charges against a half twelve backstage information officers. The men are accused of forcibly removing a woman, who was successful attendance astatine a municipality hallway gathering successful February. Five of nan men activity for nan information patient Lear Asset Management.

Teresa Borrenpohl, nan female seen connected video getting dragged from nan meeting, has notified Kootenai County, that she intends to sue.

The Coeur d’Alene City Prosecutor’s agency says that Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christopher Berg and Jesse Jones each look charges of battery, mendacious imprisonment, arsenic good arsenic violations of information supplier duties and azygous requirements. In addition, investigators charged Alex Trouette IV, pinch information supplier duties and azygous violations. A sixth man, Michael Keller, who does not activity for nan backstage information firm, is facing misdemeanor battery.

The Associated Press reports astir 450 group attended nan gathering of nan Kootenai Count Republican Central Committee. Video posted connected YouTube shows nan gathering getting large and 1 point, a man, pinch a chapeau that sounds Kootenai County Sheriff trying to region Borrenpohl, by grabbing and pulling her arm. She tin beryllium heard saying ” please don’t touch me, please don’t touch me, please don’t touch me. ”

Later, astatine slightest 2 men successful nan video tin beryllium seen pulling nan female to nan ground, while pinning and restraining her. People tin beryllium heard off-camera asking for badge numbers and recognition and questioning who these group are.

After nan incident, Kootenai County Undersheriff Brett Nelson released a connection saying nan agency will person a complete and independent investigation of nan incident and will usage an extracurricular agency to behaviour it.

Borrenpohl, who is Democratic authorities legislative candidates, told nan AP, “Town halls are intended to foster speech and sermon crossed nan aisle, which is why I americium profoundly alarmed that backstage information dragged maine retired of nan nationalist gathering for simply exercising my basal correct to free speech. ”

Has location been immoderate remark from those accused of nan misdemeanors ?

Dunne declined to remark connected nan incident. Two others did not respond to sound aliases email messages. While nan AP was incapable to find telephone numbers for 3 others.