WATCH NOW: Sheriff defends arrest of 'First Amendment auditor' who said his rights were violated outside government center
CROWN POINT â A man who filmed his own arrest last week during a confrontation with police outside the Lake County Government Center asserts he was exercising his First Amendment freedom by recording on government property and his rights were violated when he was placed under arrest. However, the Lake County sheriff contended that civilians had called 911 on the man for reported suspicious behavior and officers had the responsibility to investigate in the interest of public safety. Floyd L. Wallace, 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on charges he refused to identify himself and...
Source: nwitimes.com