Series of tweets from Howell woman draws investigation from sheriff's department
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Howell woman for a series of tweets she sent out earlier this week.
Kasey Helton's tweets pertain to comments made by members of the public concerning mask mandates during school district and governmental meetings.
The investigation began after the posts were brought to the sheriff's department's attention, Livingston County Sheriff Michael Murphy said.
The Livingston County Sheriff Department has filed a criminal complaint against me related to the Twitter posts I made this week about the nurses who publicly spread health misinformation. (THREAD)
— Kasey Helton (@FlummoxedAunt) December 14, 2021
No charged have been filed. Helton declined to comment.
"Somebody is going to have to say 'Here is the line' on what falls under free speech and what crosses that line," Murphy said.
He called the posts "borderline" and said the decision was up to prosecutors.
The investigation has been forwarded to the Livingston County Prosecutor's Office for review.
A message left with the prosecutor's office seeking comment was not returned.
Contact Kayla Daugherty at 517-552-2848 or kdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KayDaugherty92.
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Sheriff's Office investigating complaint against woman for tweets
