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Charges against have been dropped tennessee The man who has been behind bars for more than a month entry A meme depicting Donald Trump in a group at a memorial for a murdered right-wing activist charlie kirk,
Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, Tennessee – about 110 miles from Nashville – was jailed on September 21 for posting a meme containing the quote. President Donald Trump when he answered a 2024 school shooting In Perry, Iowa, he said, “We have to get through this.”
Bushart posted memes on Facebook and organized a vigil following Kirk’s death. He captioned it, “This feels relevant today.”
However, members of the group interpreted Bushart’s post as a threat against their local high school, also known as Perry County High School.
Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems said, “Investigators believe Bushart was fully aware that his posts would cause fear and he intentionally tried to create paranoia within the community.” told The Tennessean.
Bushart was then arrested and charged with making threats of mass violence on school property and activities.
However, Weems pointed out newschannel 5 On Wednesday that “there were allegations.” [dropped] About 15 minutes ago.”
The charges were dropped after NewsChannel 5 aired an interview with Weems on Wednesday, in which he acknowledged that investigators knew the meme was not about a school shooting, but that officers were responding to community concern.
Additionally, NewsChannel 5 obtained footage showing a Lexington officer talking to Bushart, admitting that he was unsure why police were interested in his meme posting.
“So, I’ll be completely honest with you, I really have no idea what they’re talking about, they called me and said there were some concerning posts,” the officer told Bushart.
Bushart confirmed that posts were made on Facebook, but was surprised and questioned why police were being sent to his home.
The officer responded: “They wanted me to contact you and let you know that they can get in touch with you and see if you still live here. I don’t know what they’re really saying about you.”
Bushart replied, “Oh, I know, Charlie Kirk,” as he refused to remove the post. Weems later said that he would not have been arrested if he had agreed to remove the meme.
Due to being in jail for more than a month, Buschart reportedly lost his job in medical transport.
His arrest is one of several made since Kirk’s death.
Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated on a college campus while speaking to students about conservative ideology. Man suspected of Kirk’s murder Currently in custody and charged with multiple crimes including aggravated murder.