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He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000.
Larry Bushart sued a Tennessee sheriff who claimed he wanted to incite hysteria with a post after Mr. Kirk’s killing and jailed him for 37 days.
A Tennessee man who was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook post he shared after the killing of Charlie Kirk agreed on Wednesday to a $835,000 settlement with the sheriff’s office that detained him, his lawyers said.
The fatal shooting of Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist, last September set off an avalanche of social media commentary across the country. With it came firings, resignations and a debate about the boundaries of free speech. But Larry Bushart, the man arrested in Tennessee, was perhaps the only person charged with a felony after his posts about Mr. Kirk’s death.
Retired cop jailed over Charlie Kirk meme settles unlawful incarceration lawsuit for over $800K
A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer who was held in jail for more than a month after police arrested him over a Facebook post of a meme related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk has settled a âunlawful incarcerationâ lawsuit for $835,000.
Under the deal announced Wednesday, Larry Bushart, agreed to drop the five-month-old case alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when officials in Perry County, Tennessee, held him in jail for 37 days last fall.
âI am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated,â Bushart said in a statement Wednesday. âThe peopleâs freedom to participate in civil discourse is crucial to a healthy democracy.â
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