Court Summons Issued for Bodyguard of CNN's April D. Ryan, Who Roughed Up a Journalist

Last week, Obese Froghemoth April D. Ryan's bodyguard violently ejected a reporter trying to cover a speech she was giving.

A local news editor claims that a bodyguard for CNN political analyst and White House correspondent April Ryan violently removed him from an event where she was a keynote speaker.

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After covering the event for roughly three hours "without incident," Kratovil claims he was approached by a man, who he said he later found out was Ryan's security guard Joel Morris.

"During the intro, this man came up to me, mentioned my video camera & asked me 'Who are you with?'" Kratovil wrote on Twitter. "I gave him my card & explained that I followed the proper channels to cover the event. I asked if he had a card & he responded by saying he was 'with the speaker.'"

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As Kratovil and Morris begin causing a scene, Ryan explains to the crowd, "When I speak, I don't have news covering my speech." Kratovil said another journalist was recording her speech.

A "journalist" who directs her security guard to violently stop other journalists from covering her.

Perhaps we should all take this "journalist's" behavior as the right and proper method of dealing with other "journalists."

Now a court summons has been issued for the bodyguard, and the reporter who got roughed up is considering legal action to sue April Ryan, as the employer of the thug.

Paul Farhi:

Just in: Court officials in New Jersey issue summons against security guard for @AprilDRyan who was involved in an incident involving journalist @CharlieKratovil on Aug. 3. More...

Statement from @CharlieKratovil: "This was more than just an assault on me. This was an assault on freedom of the press, and April Ryan should have immediately condemned the use of violence against a journalist. Because Ms. Ryan has failed to publicly address or...

...apologize for her role in this ugly incident, I am now seeking legal counsel to initiate proceedings that will hold her accountable for the unacceptable and illegal behavior of her employee." More...

Video of the incident here and here.

posted by Ace of Spades at 03:52 PM

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