Blouin links Azalea's arrest video to a warning about injuries and jail for data-center opponents
Nate BlouinUtah state senator attending the Capitol rally
Blouin links Azalea's arrest video to a warning about injuries and jail for data-center opponents.
“These are decisions that are getting made right now, and if you try to get in their way, you might end up slammed onto the ground and injured, having to go to jail and go to the hospital,”
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Aspen Azalea disputes Utah County sheriff's account of her arrest at a data-center meeting
Aspen Azalea says a Utah County deputy threw her to the floor while removing her from an October 20 planning meeting. She denies kicking the deputy. The sheriff's office says she struck a deputy and resisted removal, and says supervisors are reviewing the incident. The planning commission recommended data-center rules; the county commission has yet to decide whether to adopt them.
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Blouin attended an environmental rally that included support for Azalea after the arrest video circulated.
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Blouin says the video of Azalea's arrest brings the data-center dispute home for many people.
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Azalea then described the public support she had received and her broader criticism of police violence.
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Relative to the force used during Azalea's removal, Blouin gives a critical warning about the injury, jail and hospital treatment that residents could face when opposing data-center decisions. He connects that warning to the arrest video.
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Read the full caseUtah County sheriff defends removing people who refused to leave
Utah County Sheriff's Office
“During last night’s incident, individuals who refused to leave after being directed to do so were escorted from the meeting by sheriff’s deputies. During that process, one individual allegedly assaulted a deputy. Violence against law enforcement officers is unacceptable, and our deputies deserve to perform their duties without being subjected to physical assault. The circumstances will be addressed through the appropriate legal process.”Read statement
Aspen Azalea calls the deputy's force assault
“This is assault. He did throw me to the ground.”Read statement
Azalea denies kicking the deputy and says any accidental contact would have followed officers grabbing her legs
“If I accidentally kicked him, it’s because they grabbed hold of my legs. But you can watch it from every angle, and I didn’t.”Read statement
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