Kootenai County Republicans formally meet after Saturday’s disruptive town hall as chairman maintains it was ‘private event’
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee convened an orderly meeting Tuesday in contrast to a legislative town hall the party hosted over the weekend where private security guards were filmed dragging a woman out of the auditorium at Coeur d'Alene High School.
Was it public or private? The fate of the Kootenai County Republican town hall incident rests on this element of the free-speech debate
At the heart of the First Amendment lies the right to free speech — no government entity can restrict speech, even if they find it insulting, unfavorable or disingenuous. "The government cannot step in and say,
Idaho Republican town hall meeting descends into chaos after private security guards forcibly remove heckling woman
Kootenai County town hall meeting in Idaho descends into chaos with unidentified men removing activist - Teresa Borrenpohl was dragged out of Coeur d'Alene High School by her wrists and ankles by thre
Multiple Democrats forcibly removed from Kootenai County Republican Central Committee town hall
The Kootenai County Democrats also posted on Facebook confirming multiple Democrats were forcefully removed from the town hall meeting and at least one person was injured in the process. A photo posted by KCRCC appears to show a person being dragged from the meeting, though the identity of that person has not yet been confirmed.
Woman dragged out of Kootenai County Republican town hall event in Coeur d’Alene: ‘Please don’t touch me’
Private security dragged out a woman who had been interrupting a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee legislative town hall Saturday as Sheriff Robert Norris stood by, video shows, spurring a disagreement between the sheriff and Coeur d’Alene’s police chief over the First Amendment implications of the incident.
Idaho sheriff faces investigation after woman’s removal from town hall
The Kootenai County Sheriff and others at the Coeur d'Alene town hall will be investigated by an outside agency after a woman was dragged out of the event.
Coeur d'Alene City Prosecutor dismisses battery citation against woman dragged from legislative town hall
Police say the woman was cited for allegedly biting a member of private security. The security firm also had its business license revoked by the city.
North Idaho woman forcibly removed from Kootenai County Republican town hall
This story combines information from two stories first published by the Coeur d’Alene Press on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, 2025. COEUR d’ALENE — A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified,
Confusion over Kootenai Sheriff's involvement in chaotic town hall
A wild scene at a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) town hall over the weekend has many questioning Sheriff Bob Norris' involvement in the now-viral
Woman forcibly removed from Idaho Republican Town Hall has charge dismissed
Three men physically removed her. Police confirmed the organizers hired Lear Asset Management security; the city has since ...
She Interrupted a Town-Hall Meeting and Was Dragged Out by Private Security
The City of Coeur d’Alene revoked the license of a security firm after its plainclothes guards forcibly removed a woman. The police said they were investigating the incident.
Update: Police chief condemns security at Idaho town hall, refuses sheriff’s request
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White condemned the actions of private security guards who pulled a woman from her chair and ...