Larry Bushart, a retired police officer from Tennessee, was jailed for 37 days over Facebook memes about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk before charges were dropped and he ...

Tennessee man jailed over Facebook memes after Charlie Kirk’s death wins $835K settlement.

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk ...

Larry Bushart, 61, a retired police officer based in Lexington, Tennessee, was thrown in jail in September 2025 for refusing ...

A former Tennessee cop who was arrested over a meme following Kirk's death has settled his lawsuit against Perry County.

A retired police officer spent 37 days in jail before felony charges tied to Facebook memes about the slain conservative activist were dropped.

Larry Bushart sued the sheriff of Perry County in Tennessee, who accused him of "threatening mass violence" for a meme he posted on Facebook after Charlie Kirk was killed ...