politics
December 18, 2025
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.
TL;DR
- Larry Bushart is suing Sheriff Nick Weems and investigator Jason Morrow for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights.
- Bushart was jailed for 37 days after posting a meme on Facebook that criticized a vigil for Charlie Kirk, which included an image of Trump and a quote about a school shooting.
- The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Weems was personally offended by Bushart's meme and conspired with Investigator Morrow to omit information from the arrest affidavit, creating false probable cause.
- Bushart claims no commenters interpreted the meme as a threat and that no public records support claims of hysteria or threats to a local high school.
- Charges against Bushart were dropped and he was released the day after media attention pressured Sheriff Weems.
- Bushart is seeking punitive damages and argues that a win would protect social media users from police censorship.
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