Jennifer Combs says she never set out to become the face of a fight over free speech, dirty water and small-town power.She says she was simply trying to help people in Trinidad, Texas, report problems with their water.
Some residents had complained about discoloration, sediment, odors and health concerns.So Combs used her Southern Belle Watch Facebook page to collect reports and send them to the state.Then, according to Combs, the situation took a turn that still sounds hard to believe.
She says police came to her home and arrested her on a felony warrant over a Facebook post."I've never even had a speeding ticket," Combs said."I'm a mom of four kids.
I have one grandbaby right now.I have two more grandbabies on the way."Now, Combs says her arrest has become about something much bigger than one Facebook post.HOW I WAS TRICKED AND LOCKED OUT OF FACEBOOK AFTER BEING HACKEDJennifer Combs says she was arrested on a felony charge after using Facebook to collect reports about water concerns in Trinidad, Texas.
A grand jury later declined to indict her.(Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)Your phone holds your email, passwords, photos, banking apps and personal data.
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Register here: CyberGuyLive.com.Jennifer sat down with me for my CyberGuy Report podcast at CyberguyPodcast.com to explain what happened, why she started asking questions and what she wants other communities to learn from her ordeal.Combs says she got involved after seeing a post from an older woman who needed help buying bottled water.According to Combs, the woman was on a fixed income and had already spent part of her monthly money on bottled water.
Combs said the woman claimed her doctor had told her not to cook ...