Last year, data scientist Rebekah Jones was fired by the Florida Department of Health. Part of her job was to work on the state's COVID-19 dashboard.<br />But the data scientist was fired in May after she said she refused to alter data related to the pandemic in the state.<br />However, she continued to publish her own Florida COVID-19 data independently, through her own dashboard.<br />In December, Florida law enforcement raided her home, brandishing weapons at her young children.<br />They seized computers, phones, and external storage drives in connection with an alleged hack.<br />Now, Business Insider reports an arrest warrant has been issued for Jones, although it's not clear with what crime Florida officials plan to charge.<br />Jones has agreed to turn herself in, calling the charges 'bogus' and an attempt to silence her for being a scientist critical of the government.
