When Genovese stopped alongside a public road last year to photograph a mock-up of a military helicopter on display at an airport, she probably never thought anything of it. However, upon going to leave, she was approached by a police officer, who then asked her what she was doing.
While the exact exchange between Genovese and Iberger has not been reported, apparently, something made Iberger call in to his superiors that he was dealing with a potential terrorist. In no time at all, several law enforcement agencies including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security were on the scene.
In the course of events that followed, Genovese was interrogated for 6 hours on the side of the road, was never informed of her rights, or offered legal council. In time, after the feds and airport authorities determined that Genovese posed no threat, they left. However, Iberger and Deputy Robert Carlock of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department decided to arrest Genovese and charge her with terrorism.
The impetus, at least according to Genovese, was that she had a rifle locked in a case in her vehicle and upon finding it, the officers decided to teach her and the other “tea baggers” a lesson.
In the day that followed, Genovese claims that she was denied medical attention, was subject to verbal and physical abuse, held without legal council, had her money stolen n(it was left in her car, which was parked alongside a road), was injected with unknown drugs, put into a straitjacket for 3 days, injected with unknown drugs, and watched by male deputies when she had to undress for a medical exam when her pleas for medical attention were finally answered..
