A Tennessee man will receive an $835,000 settlement after being jailed for more than a month over a social media post he shared about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Retired law enforcement officer Larry Bushart, 61, was arrested in September and spent 37 days in jail after sharing Facebook memes accusing the Turning…
Man jailed over Charlie Kirk post awarded $835K settlement
Originally reported by The Hill
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