{"id":2424044,"date":"2025-04-16T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heckler-tased-after-grabbing-police-officer-at-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T06:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:32:15","slug":"heckler-tased-after-grabbing-police-officer-at-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heckler-tased-after-grabbing-police-officer-at-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Heckler tased after grabbing police officer at Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheckler-tased-after-grabbing-police-officer-at-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On a Tuesday evening in Acworth, Georgia, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> that was marked by interruptions and civil unrest. As the event began, she emphasized the importance of civil discourse and warned attendees against heckling. Despite her warnings, multiple disruptions occurred, resulting in the ejection of several hecklers. <\/p>\n<p>Three individuals were arrested, with two requiring the use of tasers by local police due to escalating confrontations. Amid the chaos, Greene faced interruptions and reiterated that the event was not a political rally or protest. Footage from the event captured the tension, highlighting physical altercations between protesters and police. <\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, Greene took to social media to affirm her stance against intimidation, stressing that the town hall was meant for all her constituents, not just those who were vocally disruptive. The Acworth Police Department stated that the disruptions posed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-google-removes-parler-from-app-store-amid-reports-that-trump-is-joining-the-platform\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Google Removes Parler From App Store Amid ...orts That Trump is Joining the Platform\">public safety threat<\/a>. Greene&#8217;s town hall illustrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">heightened tensions surrounding political events<\/a> in the current climate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Heckler tased after grabbing police officer at Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2090817\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Multiple people disrupted a town hall by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) on Tuesday night in Acworth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Three hecklers were arrested, and two reportedly needed to be tased by local police officers. It was the latest town hall hosted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> that experienced disruptions from the public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3381709\/hong-kong-postal-service-suspension-to-united-states\/\">Hong Kong suspends postal service to US due to tariffs and ending of tax exemption<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3381650\/bowser-service-cuts-dc-congress-2025-budget\/\">Bowser outlines &#8216;significant&#8217; service cuts coming to DC if Congress doesn&#8217;t restore 2025 budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3381664\/letitia-james-criminal-referral-trump-administration-mortgage-fraud\/\">Letitia James faces criminal referral by Trump administration for alleged mortgage fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Hosts a Town Hall in Cobb County, Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GyqZ8wVAn7\">https:\/\/t.co\/GyqZ8wVAn7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1912261628017496437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Greene called for civil discourse before the event started. She told the attendees that heckling would not be tolerated and anyone who tried to shout and disrupt the event would be removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re planning to act up, scream, and protest, you&rsquo;re going to be thrown out,&rdquo; Greene <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/gop-sen-grassley-pressed-trump-tariffs-rule-law\/story?id=120827554\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The disruptions began almost immediately, according to multiple reports. The first person to interrupt and heckle the congresswoman was ejected from the town hall.<\/p>\n<p>After a second protester shouted at the congresswoman, she issued another warning not to interrupt the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a town hall,&rdquo; Greene <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/police-tase-2-demonstrators-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-acworth-rcna201457\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;This is not a political rally. This is not a protest. If you end up wanting to protest, if you want to shout and chant, we will have you removed, just like that man was thrown out. We will not tolerate it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating online and on social media show multiple incidents where protesters were removed from the town hall.<\/p>\n<p>In the first video from the night&rsquo;s discussion, multiple police officers are seen removing a man from the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop,&rdquo; a police officer can be heard requesting the protester.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; BREAKING: Unruly protestor tased at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&rsquo;s Georgia town hall<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZavRo7Aywj\">pic.twitter.com\/ZavRo7Aywj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1912275495829336205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you really doing this?&rdquo; he was heard saying on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c33zr4n8pm3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> as multiple police officers forcibly took him outside the event. &ldquo;Really?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a second video, another man interrupted the event, and the Republican congressman told him to leave. After saying something in return, the man was peacefully escorted out without physical contact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a third video, a man was seen in a physical confrontation with police, forcefully grabbing one police officer on his shirt by his neck at the beginning of the video. Later, as he was being removed from the town hall by multiple officers, another physical altercation ensued. During the scuffle, one police officer used his taser to subdue the man.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3336382\/house-republican-members-in-person-town-halls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CHIEF ADVISES MEMBERS TO AVOID IN-PERSON TOWN HALLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the Acworth Police Department said three people were arrested on Tuesday night. Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-fbi-agent-drops-bomb-in-jan-6-film-fbi-execs-get-paid-to-arrest-terrorists-they-set-up\/\" title=\"Former FBI Agent Reveals Shocking Details in Jan 6 Documentary - FBI Leaders Paid to Arrest Setup &#039;Terrorists\">people faced charges<\/a> for suspicion of simple battery and obstruction of police officers. The police department said that its officers were &ldquo;threatened, physically resisted, and harmed in the process,&rdquo; NBC News <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/police-tase-2-demonstrators-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall-acworth-rcna201457\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sadly, as soon as the Congresswoman began her presentation, several members of the audience became disruptive and created an imminent public safety threat for all in attendance,&rdquo; the department said.<\/p>\n<p>Greene addressed the incidents after the town hall with a social media post on X. She vowed she would not be intimidated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m not intimidated by the Democrats who tried to shut down my town hall tonight. <\/p>\n<p>I refused to tolerate their selfish attempts to disrupt an event that was for all of my constituents, not just the ones who could make the most noise.<\/p>\n<p>This is the type of business that should be&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q1hfuYtwu7\">pic.twitter.com\/q1hfuYtwu7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1912334809499628003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not intimidated by the Democrats who tried to shut down my town hall tonight,&rdquo; read the post. &ldquo;I refused to tolerate their selfish attempts to disrupt an event that was for all of my constituents, not just the ones who could make the most noise. This is the type of business that should be handled at the voting booth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2090817\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2090817\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heckler tased after grabbing officer at Greene&#8217;s town hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2424045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24254720754995-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[15788,33339,53532],"class_list":["post-2424044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-heckler","tag-police-officer","tag-tased"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24254720754995-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424048,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424044\/revisions\/2424048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}