That’s when Patterson made a remark about not wanting to hear about press freedom and threatened to arrest her, according to Lysiak. He then warns her that she can’t follow law enforcement around even if she’s a reporter. But you can’t interfere with law enforcement.”He also reiterated that it is a felony in Arizona to put the information of a law enforcement agent on the internet. Dan Barr, a lawyer with the First Amendment Coalition of Arizona, said there’s no law that prohibits filming law enforcement doing their job, especially if they’re in uniform. This is not the first time Lysiak, whose father is a former New York Daily News journalist, has received attention for her reporting.

Source: National Post February 23, 2019 02:15 UTC