According to AnarchoJesse, Dave Ridley and others on the NHFree forums the host of the internationally syndicated talk radio show Free Talk Live has been arrested and jailed for contempt of court on 3 counts and for saying he’d refuse to pay fines due to refusing to remove the couch. Ian has been dealing with the city of Keene, New Hampshire over a couch in his renters yard. An anonymous person complained and he was told to remove it and refused until he was able to meet his accuser. Today at 1:30PM he had his second court appearance.

The source for the news can be heard here, here and here.

I’ll update this post as more news comes in.

UPDATE #1:

http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?topic=16058.0

UPDATE #2: Background info

http://freekeene.com/2008/08/26/the-couch-enforcer/

http://freekeene.com/2008/10/02/ian-threatened-with-arrest-in-keene-district-court/

http://freekeene.com/2008/10/18/will-they-throw-me-in-a-cage-or-steal-my-home-over-this-freedom-couch-pictures/

http://freekeene.com/2008/10/23/couch-enforcer-update/

http://freekeene.com/2008/10/31/freedom-couch-update-city-rejects-my-offer/

http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?topic=15170.0

http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?topic=15482.0

UPDATE #3: preliminary report from FreeKeene.com

Active FreeKeene blogger Ian Freeman today helped the Keene District Court prove that it is ready to crack down on non-violent peaceful people today. At least 6 officers of various rank were present in court to try and outnumber the liberty activists. Judge (James) Burke was obviously ready to order Ian’s arrest, and did so less than 45 seconds after entering the courtroom. Ian was then taken to a second room where his supporters could not go with him. He was viewed on closed circuit TV as he continued to question the system and not consent, and drew two further contempt of court charges, all three for 30 days in jail.

UPDATE #4:

If you wish to contact the Cheshire County D.O.C. or Ian Bernard:

Phone: (603) 399-7794
Fax: (603) 399-8334

Ian Freeman (Bernard)
Cheshire County D.O.C.
160 River Road
Westmoreland, NH 03467

UPDATE #5:

Keene radio host Ian Freeman jailed over couch

UPDATE #6:

NH Constitution, Part I, Art. 18
http://www.nh.gov/constitution/billofrights.html

[Art.] 18. [Penalties to be Proportioned to Offenses; True Design of Punishment.] All penalties ought to be proportioned to the nature of the offense. No wise legislature will affix the same punishment to the crimes of theft, forgery , and the like, which they do to those of murder and treason. Where the same undistinguishing severity is exerted against all offenses, the people are led to forget the real distinction in the crimes themselves, and to commit the most flagrant with as little compunction as they do the lightest offenses. For the same reason a multitude of sanguinary laws is both impolitic and unjust. The true design of all punishments being to reform, not to exterminate mankind.

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