Lawsuit claims teen threatened with arrest over coronavirus posts

She also posted a picture of herself in the hospital with an oxygen mask on her face.The lawsuit says the next day Konrath sent Sgt. Cameron Klump to Amyiah’s home and Klump threatened to arrest the teen and her parents for disorderly conduct if her COVID-19 posts weren’t deleted.CORONAVIRUS SCARE AS DOCTOR ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH COUGHING ON NURSESNo one was threatened with arrest, and an “aggressive defense” is planned, said Samuel Hall, attorney for the sheriff and the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department.Hall said the girl’s messages “caused distress and panic within the school system and law enforcement acted at the request of school health officials in a good faith effort to avoid unfounded panic.”CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEThe lawsuit, filed on behalf of Amyiah and her parents, Richand and Angela, by the Wisconsin Institute for Liberty and Law, seeks nominal damages and a declaration that the social media posts were protected free speech.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAs of Thursday there have been three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Marquette County, according to the Wisconsin Health Department.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxSubscribedYou've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.