US EditionFelony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post
Larry Bushart, jailed for 37 days on a $2 million bond for a meme linked to Charlie Kirk's death, was released after charges of threatening mass violence were dropped.
- A Tennessee man was jailed for over a month for posting a meme about a school shooting, but the felony charge was later dropped.
- Body camera footage shows a police officer interacting with the man hours before the arrest for his Facebook post of a meme referencing President Trump's comment after a school shooting.
- The district attorney's office dropped the charge against the 61-year-old former law enforcement officer, who was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on December 4.
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Tennessee Authorities Drop Charge Against Man Over Meme Posted After Kirk’s Assassination
Tennessee authorities have dropped a felony charge against a man who posted a meme after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was killed that local authorities say violated the state’s new mass violence law. Larry Bushart, 61, a former law enforcement officer and active user of social media, was arrested on Sept. 21 after refusing to take down a meme he posted on a community page the day after Kirk was assassinated in Utah. The meme caught the …
Retired police officer freed after weeks in jail over Charlie Kirk post: Report
A retired police officer in Tennessee has been released after weeks in jail and charges related to his sharing of a Facebook meme about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk were dropped. The social media meme posted in a group thread by Larry Bushart, 61, displayed a quote from President Donald Trump saying “we have to get over it” following a deadly 2024 school shooting in Perry, Iowa, with Bushart’s added remark “This seems releva…
On 21 September, Larry Bushart was arrested by the police for sharing on Facebook an image in connection with the death of the trumpist influencer Charlie Kirk.
Accused of inciting hatred, a Tennessee resident was released after spending a month behind bars. His bail was set at $2 million, but the prosecutor eventually dropped the charges after his case moved the public.
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