Alabama Police Beat, Arrest, Corruption-Fighting Reporter
The prominent investigative blogger Roger Shuler was arrested and beaten by Shelby County sheriff's deputies in his Alabama garage upon returning home the evening of Oct. 23.
Shuler faces charges stemming from his refusal to obey a judge's order to stop writing about an alleged affair involving Robert Riley Jr., an attorney who is part of Alabama's most prominent political family.
Shuler at right shown in a jail mug shot photo with a swollen face after his beating and attack with MACE in his garage.