Rebekah Jones, A former Florida data scientist COVID-19, turned himself in to the police after a warrant was issued for his arrest for illegal use of the state’s computer system, reports CBS Miami. The Florida Police Department announced the arrest of Jones, 31, on Monday morning. The agency said she is charged with a charge of crimes against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices.
Court records show that Jones posted a $ 2,500 bond after an initial hearing in Tallahassee on Monday morning. Before surrendering, she posted on Twitter: “Censored by the state of Florida until further notice.”
Previously, she wrote, “Insurrectionists planning attacks across the country this week and Florida are arresting scientists for the crimes of knowing and speaking.”
In a statement to CBS News, Jones’ lawyer said she tested positive for COVID-19 after surrendering. The lawyer said Florida officials had already threatened to arrest her in DC and extradite her to Florida, which meant that her decision to voluntarily surrender “saved the entire East Coast from exposure to infection.”
Jones tweeted she was giving herself up to “protect” her family.
“To protect my family from ongoing police violence and to show that I am ready to fight whatever they play against me, I am becoming a police officer in Florida on Sunday night,” she tweeted. “The governor will not win his war against science and freedom of expression. He will not silence those who speak, ”she added.
Florida Police Department officials said Jones has been under investigation since the beginning of November, after someone illegally accessed the state’s health emergency alert system, alerting officials “to speak before 17,000 others die. You know that this is wrong. You don’t have to be a part of it. Be a hero. “
Federal authorities broke into your home in December, seizing their computers and other data equipment.
“Evidence recovered from a search warrant on December 7 shows that Jones illegally accessed the system by sending a message to approximately 1,750 people and downloaded confidential data from the FDOH and saved it to their devices,” according to the Florida Police Department.
Shortly after the operation, she tweeted a video of agents entering her home and accused DeSantis of sending “Gestapo” after her. She said they aimed guns at her and her children.
Since then, she has filed a lawsuit about finding your home.
The DeSantis administration fired Jones in May after she accused state health officials of manipulating data to suppress the number of reported cases and deaths of COVID-19. After his resignation, Jones set up a competing panel for COVID-19 to display data about the virus.