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Something seems familiar in Quartzite

Somebody else got arrested in Quartzsite, AZ,
according to

The Desert Freedom Press 2 September 2011
:



Local Realtor Doug Gilford has gained notoriety as the blogger and
videographer who filmed the unlawful removal of Desert Freedom Press
Publisher Jennifer Jones, from a June 28th town council meeting. The
video has been viewed almost two hundred thousand times on
Gilford’s YouTube channel.

Yesterday afternoon, around 3:30 Gilford was at the counter in Town Hall,
filing an open records request for town hall feed surveillance tape
when Assistant Town Manager Al Johnson confronted Gilford. Apparently
feeling threatened, Gilford set his camera on the counter but didn’t hit
record, when suddenly Johnson snatched it from across the counter. When
Gilford called for police assistance, he ended up being arrested instead
of Johnson.

Well, I suppose there are several morals here, such as never set your
camera down, never go into a public office alone, etc.

But that’s not what seems familiar. Oh, here it is:

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