ACLU suit: Man wrongly arrested, jailed for recording police

ACLU suit: Man wrongly arrested, jailed for recording police

A Pennsylvania man was wrongly arrested, given a rough ride in a police car and jailed for hours after posting a Facebook video he recorded when a police officer responded to a parking dispute at his home, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union sued Armstrong County District Attorney Scott Andreassi and a Ford City police officer on behalf of Michael Gratteri. The lawsuit alleges Andreassi wrongly approved the criminal charges, which Andreassi later withdrew but not before Officer Joshua Wilford arrested Gratteri for violating the state's wiretap laws more than a month after the ...

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ACLU Lawsuit: Man Wrongly Arrested, Jailed For Recording Police

A Pennsylvania man was wrongly arrested, given a rough ride in a police car and jailed for hours after posting a Facebook video he recorded when a police officer responded to a parking dispute at his home, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union sued Armstrong County District Attorney Scott Andreassi and a Ford City police officer on behalf of Michael Gratteri. The lawsuit alleges Andreassi wrongly approved the criminal charges, which Andreassi later withdrew but not before Officer Joshua Wilford arrested Gratteri for violating the state’s wiretap laws more than a month after the ...

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Pennsylvania man wrongly arrested and given rough ride in police car because he posted video on Facebook of cop dealing with parking dispute

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Armstrong County District Attorney Scott Andreassi and a Ford City police officer on behalf of Michael Gratteri. The lawsuit alleges Andreassi wrongly approved the criminal charges, which Andreassi later withdrew but not before Officer Joshua Wilford arrested Gratteri for violating the state's wiretap laws more than a month after the September 2014 confrontation was recorded and posted on Facebook. "The wiretap law does not apply to public interactions with police," said Christy Foreman, an attorney who has volunteered to represent Gratteri. The state law makes it a crime to record someone's voice without their ...

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