WRAL Investigates

'Free speech' defense unlikely to protect Durham man if charged in Capitol riot

Steve Baker, of Durham, describes himself as an "independent journalist" who merely followed the crowd to record history as hundreds breached the U.S. Capitol. Federal authorities may not see it that way, a free speech expert told WRAL Investigates.
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Steve Baker, of Durham, describes himself as an "independent journalist" who merely followed the crowd to record history as hundreds breached the U.S. Capitol. Federal authorities may not see it that way, a free speech expert told WRAL Investigates.

Reporter : Cullen Browder
Photographer : Jamie Munden
Web Editor : Jodi Leese Glusco
Posted 2021-12-21T18:34:53-0500 - Updated 2021-12-21T18:34:53-0500