resident jennifer jones being arrested manhandled and objected from a city council meeting after she accused council members of violating open meeting laws during the arrest the chief of police geoff gilbert ignored the warnings of mayor ed foster that he was in violation of jones' first amendment rights after this video hit the web. maybe. even. more here. so after that video a media blitz exploded in the town council held an emergency closed door meeting removing merrit foster who was elected on an anti-corruption platform nine police officers were also suspended amid the controversy with the occlusive council claiming that they do thing that the town and the council it has been suspected that members of the town council may have been involved in an embezzling scandal that stretches over two decades many say mr foster is being persecuted for giving the people of voice he's joining me tonight to share the story firsthand out mayor foster you're technically still the mayor despite the council having voted you out how does that work. well i'm the mayor but actually we have illegally declared state of emergency and under that the town manager and the chief of police are in charge of the tow