Complaint From Ohio State Sen. Jerry Cirino Leads to Political Blogger’s Arrest, Report Says

Complaint from Ohio state Sen. Jerry Cirino leads to political blogger’s arrest, report says

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Political blogger DJ Byrnes, also known by his online persona “The Rooster” was arrested in and held in jail this week, after a complaint from state Sen. Jerry Cirino, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Ohio GOP senator called cops seeking charges against blogger

A powerful state senator asked that his local police chief file criminal charges against a political blogger, leading to an eventual arrest and formal accusation of telecommunications harassment, new records show.  The email from Sen. Jerry Cirino, a Lake County Republican, details three text messages he received from D.J. Byrnes, who runs The Rooster, a progressive newsletter. The text messages include Byrnes’ political commentary, him calling …

Columbus blogger arrested for alleged telecommunications harassment

The Rooster has been caged. Police arrested Columbus political blogger D.J. Byrnes, best known as The Rooster, at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday, June 1st. Byrnes routinely frequents the Statehouse for tips for his semi-controversial blog. During Monday’s trip, he was interrupted by a State Highway Patrol officer who arrested Byrnes on a misdemeanor warrant… Source