12-year-old reporter in Arizona threatened with arrest by cop over covering story
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania reporter chasing down a news tip calmly faced down a Patagonia, Ariz., marshal who pulled her over on her bike and reportedly threatened to throw her in juvenile detention. Journalist Hilde Kate Lysiak, publisher and star reporter of the Orange Street News website, wrote a story about the encounter and posted a video of the law enforcement officer. The article triggered several complaints, and the town of Patagonia announced it had taken appropriate “action” concerning the marshal, which it didn’t specify, Nogales International reported.
