Teresa Borrenpohl, who was dragged out of a Republican town hall by six men, intends to sue for $5 million in damages, NBC News reported. The Idaho woman was forcibly pulled out of her seat onto the floor by private security guard when she disrupted a local GOP town hall in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Feb. 22. On Monday, she filed a notice of tort claim with the Kootenai County Clerk saying that her constitutional rights were violated by a group of men, including Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris, and a private security company hired for the event. “Town halls are intended to foster conversation and discourse across the aisle, which is why I am deeply alarmed that private security dragged me out of the public meeting for simply exercising my fundamental right of free speech,” Borrenpohl said in a statement. The court filing follows prosecutors’ announcement that six men had been charged in connection with the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee’s town hall. In a statement released on April 17, the Coeur d’Alene City Attorney’s Office said it had filed charges against the individuals involved. According to the statement, Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Chistofer Berge, and Jesse Jones face charges of battery, false imprisonment, violating security agent uniform regulations, and breaching security agent duties. Alex Trouette was charged with violations related to security agent uniforms and duties, while Michael Keller was charged with battery.
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