MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – She was thrown into a central New Mexico jail for days after protesting a gun show outside a local civic center. Now, the 70-year-old woman at the center of the case is suing the city and county involved, saying they had no right to take her away in cuffs.

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Jill Gatwood is now suing the City of Moriarty and Torrance County over what she calls a blatant violation of civil rights. It happened in late February, o

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