Man Arrested, Sues City Over Parody Twitter Account
 

Man Arrested, Sues City Over Parody Twitter Account
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A seemingly harmless Twitter parody account led to a real-life armed house raid, seized property, an arrest, and **w a lawsuit.

On April 15, seven police ******rs raided a man's house in Peoria, Illi**is, in an effort to unmask him as the owner of a Twitter account parodying the city's mayor. Almost two months later, the owner of that account has filed a lawsuit against the mayor and other city officials for violating his constitutional rights on Tuesday

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As it turned out, Peoria's mayor Jim Ardis was upset that the fake Twitter account @peoriamayor (**w suspended) implied he was a drug addict and someone who associated with prostitutes Read more...

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