Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert has asked the town council to declare a “state of emergency” due to all of the publicity the town has received over the arrest of a reporter at an open meeting in June.
The town council voted 5-0 in favor of the action; Mayor Ed Foster did not attend the emergency meeting Sunday afternoon. Gilbert reportedly said the action was needed because Jennifer Jones was “inciting riots” after videos of her arrest at the meeting sprung up across the Internet. It was not immediately clear what outside assistance, if any, Gilbert seeks to enforce the state of emergency. Check back for further updates.
Quartzite is a most desolate and dirty wide spot in the road. Even more so when they are holding the giant flea market there in the winter.
On an earlier, related thread I suggested that this town was dysfunctional. Now it’s looking more like they’re insane!