A legislative town hall meeting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, spiraled into turmoil recently when private security personnel forcibly removed a female heckler, igniting controversy and prompting multiple investigations.

Teresa Borrenpohl was removed from her seat by a private security company, Lear Asset Management, who dragged her out of the auditorium and tried to tie her hands with zip ties, w

The legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee and held in the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium devolved into chaos when Kootenai County’s sheriff first took Borrenpohl by the arm and attempted to pull her from her seat when she declined to leave the event for speaking out of turn.