- David Belnap was arrested on Sunday for investigation of placing signs identifying license-plate readers in Weber County.
- His supporters decried his detention, arguing the location of such devices should be public.
- The West Haven man was jailed though formal charges had not yet been filed against him as of late Monday morning.
OGDEN — A Weber County man has been arrested for apparently placing signs identifying the location of license plate readers around the county, prompting backlash from his backers who say the locations of such devices should be public.
David Belnap of West Haven was booked into the Weber County jail on Sunday for investigation of altering, defacing, knocking down or removing a traffic-monitoring device, according to online jail records as of Monday morning. His backers say he placed multiple signs around the county.
“Information regarding surveillance technology such as location and use of cameras should be freely available to the public. Mr. Belnap, by placing signs, ones that do not obstruct the use of the camera, was providing information which should already be accessible to the public,” Peggy Kluthe of Indivisible Ogden said in a statement decrying his detention…