Posted on 04/20/2025 1:18:35 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
City prosecutors have filed criminal charges against six men involved in a chaotic legislative town hall, including the private security guards who dragged a Post Falls woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium.
Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christofer Berg and Jesse Jones, all of whom are associated with the security firm Lear Asset Management, are charged with the misdemeanor crimes of battery and false imprisonment. The five men and Alex Trouette were also cited for security agent uniform violations and security agent duties violations.
Post Falls resident Michael Keller is also charged with battery, a misdemeanor.
The charges stem from Feb. 22, when Teresa Borrenpohl shouted from the audience during a town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris approached Borrenpohl and told her to leave. When she refused, Norris tried to pull her from her seat. He then appeared to gesture to plainclothes security personnel, who dragged Borrenpohl out of the auditorium.
Berg, Dunne, Jones and Paul Trouette “all put their hands on (Borrenpohl) against her will,” police said. Investigators identified Alex Trouette as an accessory because no footage showed him touching other people.
Investigators identified three other members of the public who Norris or security personnel “forcefully touched or physically removed” from the town hall, including a woman who said Paul Trouette touched her breast after pushing her down the hallway and while attempting to turn her around to zip tie her hands.
Police identified Norris as an “involved” party. No criminal charges have been filed against him.
A report prepared by Coeur d’Alene police described footage that showed Norris threaten to arrest a man who attended the town hall, “shoving” the man toward the auditorium exit and pushing him against a wall in the hallway outside.
The sherrif has jurisdiction in the entire county- including inside minuicipalities. If sued he will likely report that he deputized the private security detail.
The 'private security' failed to identify themselves, which is against the law in Idaho. They have been charged with false imprisonment, aka abduction.
Sounds like a conspiracy to abduct the disobediant; the Sheriff should know all the laws within his state and jurisdiction.
It also seems like no one stepped up to stop the false imprisonment. I recall many times when outspoken persons where sent out of public forums during the covid mania, unfortunately too many people trust parties and govt.
You don’t want the Hell’s Angels and another Altamont..
Um...why not?
If the sheriff is an elected county official, he can tell the city attorney to stuff a noodle up his nose. His “deputies” will be granted immunity from prosecution while performing duties for the sheriff.
Cities have little or no control in trying to restrict an elected sheriff in performance of his legal duties. I’d guess it’s more likely that the sheriff could successfully arrest the city attorney for interfering with the sheriff’s lawful actions.
It seems conservatives/Republicans can be arrested for “disorderly conduct” when they’re just standing there but the same is never applied to a Dem, no matter what they’re doing.
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