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SUN Reporter Claims Retaliation by Sheriff’s Office | The Line

October 18, 2019 – Rio Grande Sun reporter Tabitha Clay has alleged that sheriff’s deputies have retaliated against her on three separate occasions after she wrote a story about a deputy who tased a special needs student at Española Valley High School. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at these allegations of police harassment and retaliation for Ms. Clay’s coverage of the now-fired Rio Arriba County sheriff’s deputy.

Line Panelists:
Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative
Michael Bird, public health consultant
Dede Feldman, former state senator
Edmund E. Perea, attorney

For Further Reading:
SUN Reporter Files Claim Against Sheriff’s Office for Retaliation  – Rio Grande Sun
ACLU: Sheriff’s office retaliates against reporterAlbuquerque Journal
‘Cease and desist’: Journalism’s strained relationship with policeColumbia Journalism Review