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‘Never have I been met with such excessive force,’ says woman arrested while protesting data centers in Utah County

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Activists chanted and cheered for Aspen Azalea at the Utah Capitol Wednesday, a day after a deputy was seen tossing her to the ground in a viral video.

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ABC 4 Utah
Woman arrested, two others cited after protesting data centers at Utah County Commission meeting (opens ABC 4 Utah)
Published Oct 21, 2026
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A woman was arrested and two others were cited after they allegedly disrupted a planning commission meeting about data centers in Utah County.
Salt Lake Tribune
A woman was arrested while protesting data centers at a Utah County meeting. Here’s how it unfolded. (opens Salt Lake Tribune)
Published Oct 21, 2026
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A woman was removed from a Utah County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday night, and thrown on the lobby floor by sheriff's deputies. The exchange was captured on video.
Newsweek
Utah Data Center Protest Sees Woman Body Slammed, Arrested (opens Newsweek)
Published Oct 22, 2026
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A Utah County meeting on data centers ended in a confrontation with deputies Tuesday night, leaving one woman arrested.
Salt Lake Tribune
‘Never have I been met with such excessive force,’ says woman arrested while protesting data centers in Utah County (opens Salt Lake Tribune)
Published Oct 22, 2026
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Activists chanted and cheered for Aspen Azalea at the Utah Capitol Wednesday, a day after a deputy was seen tossing her to the ground in a viral video.