In the article, Charlotte Observer writer Jim Morrill provides some details of what happened to me on June 23rd as well addressing the problem of friction between Law Enforcement Officers and photographers across the country.
*** An important bit of information that wasn't mentioned in the article is a 'hat tip' to Cedar Posts for all the legal research and documentation he gathered and published about my incident. Cedar is a fellow Charlotte blogger who pens the Cedar Posts and Barbwire Fences Blog. Please check it out!
~ Correction to Article: I believe I was approx. 20-30 ft. from the Officers.
Article Photo Credit: Todd Sumlin