Prosecutors drop battery charges against woman dragged out of Idaho town hall

COEUR d’ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday, and the city of Coeur d’Alene has revoked the security company’s business license.

The legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee descended into chaos when security personnel, later confirmed to be employees of LEAR Asset Management, dragged Teresa Borrenpohl from the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium after she heckled legislators. 

“The city prosecuting attorney’s office has moved to dismiss the citation against Borrenpohl in the interest of justice,” said a news release issued Monday by the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.