Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the producer, Asa Eslocker, who works with the ABC News investigative unit.
A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.
Eslocker was put in handcuffs and loaded in the back of a police van which headed for a nearby police station.
Wow, I thought that was just Republican tactics. I guess Democrats are starting to take a page from our playbook. But Asa may have a nice little civil rights lawsuit on her hands here.
If you are on a public sidewalk, you have the right to film anything you'd like. There is no right to privacy when you are out in public. The police have used this argument in criminal cases for years, and now Asa Eslocker, if she had a good attorney, would sue for that, but she has a better lawsuit against the hotel for this little number.
Video taken at the scene shows a hotel security guard, wearing the uniform of a Boulder County sheriff, ordering Eslocker off the sidewalk in front of the hotel, to the side of the entrance.
Impersonating a police officer, with or without their consent, is a pretty nasty thing to do, especially when they are trying to ACT like a police officer.
And guess who gets to pay for the lawsuit settlement? That's right, taxpayers.
Travis
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