Man wins $835K after sheriff jailed him for a month over Charlie Kirk post

Ars Technica
By Ashley BelangerMay 20, 2026, 10:50 am123 ptsTrending
Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee cop who was jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook, won an $835,000 settlement Wednesday after suing the county and sheriff that he said jailed him in order to censor him. In a press release, Bushart's legal team at the Foundation for Individual Rights and…

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