doesn’t look good for the cops.
Pioneer Press photog told to stop shooting in “private” St. Paul skyway
Footage of Chrie Lollie’s controversial arrest in the St. Paul skyway raised questions about the public/private status of that area.
Though both the First National Bank Building’s Facebook page and St. Paul city ordinance suggest the seating area where Lollie was arrested is open to the public, the experience of Pioneer Press photographer Ben Garvin supports a different conclusion.
no freedom of the press allowed in the skyway either.
It doesn't look good for the bank that employs the security guard. From other information in the article it seems the bank is improperly claiming the skyway as its own. They wouldn't even allow photography there.
Given the circumstances I believe the police had grounds to make a temporary detention.