Man
Arrested, Sues City Over Parody Twitter Account
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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Teen Arrested After Tweeting Terror Threat to American Airlines
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
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