
Retired Officer Awarded $835,000 After Jail Time for Meme
Larry Bushart, a retired police officer, will receive $835,000 in compensation after spending 37 days in jail before criminal charges against him for a meme about Charlie Kirk were dropped.
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Larry Bushart, a retired police officer, will receive $835,000 in compensation after spending 37 days in jail before criminal charges against him for a meme about Charlie Kirk were dropped.

Larry Bushart was awarded $835,000 in a lawsuit against a Tennessee sheriff who jailed him for 37 days over a social media post related to Charlie Kirk's killing, claiming it incited hysteria.