A self-described New York City anarchist, whose home was raided last week, is accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the G-20 summit. Pennsylvania State Police arrested Elliot Madison, 41, on Sept. 24 in a motel room in Indiana Township, alleging that he used Twitter to direct the movement of protesters and inform them about law enforcement actions at last month's summit. He was freed on $30,000 to await a hearing Oct. 13 in Municipal Court on charges of hindering apprehension, criminal use of a communication facility, and possessing instruments of crime.
The New York Post yesterday reported that documents filed in federal court in New York by Mr. Madison's attorney said FBI agents executed a search warrant Thursday at his home in Queens. Agents seized items including computers, political writings, anarchist literature, gas masks and a pound of liquid mercury, according to the Post. His attorney argued that the search was illegal and sought the return of the property.