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A New York City man who calls himself an anarchist has been arrested for using Twitter to send “tweets” to protesters about where police officers were located during the G-20 summit.
Elliot Madison was arrested and charged with hindering prosecution by disclosing the location of the police on September 24-25 during the G-20 summit. Madison was arrested on the first day of the summit, but the arrest was not reported until Saturday in the New York Post.
The criminal complaint states that police arrested Madison at a local Pittsburgh hotel after being tipped off. They found computers, maps, police scanners and telecommunications equipment in the room. Madison used the Internet, Twitter and his cell phone to communicate with the protesters.
Madison’s attorney has asked a federal judge to not allow authorities to examine the evidence taken from Madison’s home by FBI agents on Saturday. His attorney believes the search was illegal and Madison’s First Amendment rights were violated. The judge issued a temporary order to stop investigators from examining the items taken from Madison’s home.

source: http://www.examiner.com/