Miami TV Reporter Arrested for Entering School Property With Gun

[brewguy]

Originally Posted by Zef_66

Can't see the video at work. Why are the cops wrong, in your opinion?

The guy was on the side walk down from the school entrance interviewing people about a school violence story when the cops started harrassing him and said he had to stand on the other side of the street. Students were not even out at this time.

After school was released he crossed back over and then the police arrested him. They at not time provided any reason he had to move. Other than they said so.

There was probably 100 people standing around, reporter asks what about all the other people? Cops says "what people?" and arrested him.

If he was tresspassing I don't understand how.

[awkx]

Update: The charges have been dropped.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...y6yWgD8SSVSUO0

Summary: Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Jeffrey Weinsier, the TV reporter who was arrested carrying a gun near a high school. A cameraman caught the encounter on videotape. Assistant State Attorney Maggie Gerson admitted that the Weinsier was not on school grounds when police ordered him to leave, and further noted that "since the defendant was not trespassing, anything that was found on the defendant after he was arrested will be suppressed as a matter of law". The reporter said he has filed a formal complaint with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and is considering legal action.

[Pa. Patriot]

As I suspected. Police abuse.

[XD45]

Originally Posted by awkx

Update: The charges have been dropped.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...y6yWgD8SSVSUO0

Summary: Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Jeffrey Weinsier, the TV reporter who was arrested carrying a gun near a high school. A cameraman caught the encounter on videotape. Assistant State Attorney Maggie Gerson admitted that the Weinsier was not on school grounds when police ordered him to leave, and further noted that "since the defendant was not trespassing, anything that was found on the defendant after he was arrested will be suppressed as a matter of law". The reporter said he has filed a formal complaint with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and is considering legal action.

I hope he does, good to hear thanks for posting

[KeithPA]

Props to the DA for actually dropping the charges and not making the reporter having to get that evidence supressed. Although to reporter probably already spent a couple thousand in lawyer fees.

If the reporter is smart he will bundle something about 1A into his lawsuit and the fact he was trying to conduct a news story. I'd like to see him file criminal charges against that LEO as well.