Tennessee Retired Officer Receives $835,000 Settlement After Wrongful Jail Time Over Social Media Post

Larry Bushart reached an $835,000 settlement after being jailed for 37 days for sharing a Facebook meme.The retired Tennessee police officer was arrested by the Perry County Sheriff over posts about Charlie Kirk.Authorities dropped the felony charges in October after detaining him on a $2 million bond he could not pay.The legal resolution concludes a lawsuit alleging that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated.
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