A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer who was held in jail for more than a month after police arrested him over a Facebook post of a meme related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk has settled a “unlawful incarceration” lawsuit for $835,000.
Under the settlement, the county, Weems and Morrow are not admitting any wrongdoing in last year’s ordeal. The county’s insurer will pay the settlement.
County taxpayers ultimately foot the bill in the form of elevated county insurance premiums, and no one is held accountable for blatant civil rights violations.
County taxpayers ultimately foot the bill in the form of elevated county insurance premiums, and no one is held accountable for blatant civil rights violations.