The Dispute Index

Aspen Azalea

Aspen Azalea is a Utah community organizer with Protect Utah. Her advocacy addresses data-center development and public participation in local government.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Aspen Azalea on Energy Policy, Free Speech, and Law Enforcement. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Aspen Azalea

Aspen Azalea

Role at the time: Utah data-center protester interviewed by FOX 13

Condemned

Response to this claim

Azalea struck a deputy while officers were removing her from the meeting.

“This is assault. He did throw me to the ground.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Aspen Azalea disputes the sheriff's account of her removalAzalea interview and Sheriff Mike Smith statement
Why we used this label

The subject is deputies' removal and restraint of Aspen Azalea and the asserted justification for force. Azalea calls the deputy's force assault and says he should be fired.

Read statementAspen Azalea disputes Utah County sheriff's account of her arrest at a data-center meeting

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.