Leslie is a field reporter for KYPN 20 Montana News. She was reporting a story on Free Earth's protest at the Future Airport Site Market Equities was breaking ground for. Bethany Dutton ordered her and her crew to disperse, but also tipped her off to stick close by for a bigger scoop. She did and was able to catch on video a brutal raid leading to the arrest of 117 protesters, including Summer Higgins, many of whom were hospitalized and her story went viral.