Florida analyst who clashed with governor over Covid data faces arrest - The Guardian

Rebekah Jones, who clashed publicly with Ron DeSantis in a dispute over data manipulation, said she would turn herself in.

Rebekah Jones, the founder of Florida’s coronavirus database who has clashed publicly with Governor Ron DeSantis in a dispute over data manipulation, said she would surrender on Sunday after a warrant was issued for her arrest.

The state department of law enforcement said it would not reveal details of the allegations against the 31-year-old data analyst until she was in custody.

Jones, who was fired by the Florida department of health in May for insubordination after claiming she was ordered to censor and manipulate information on the database she founded and managed, said she was told the charge was unrelated to that investigation, and accused DeSantis of retaliation.

In her most recent tweet, posted on Sunday lunchtime, Jones said she was “censored by the state of Florida until further notice”.