Man jailed over Charlie Kirk Facebook post wins $835,000 settlement | LiveNOW from FOX

Published  May 21, 2026 9:25 AM EDT article Flowers and candles are seen at a makeshift memorial for murdered American conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the U.S. embassy as its flag hangs at half-staff on September 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) A man who lost his job and missed the birth of his granddaughter while jailed over a Charlie Kirk social media post will receive $835,000 to settle a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. Many people lost their jobs over social media comments following the murder of Kirk, a conservative political activist, but Larry Bushart of Perry County, Tennessee, is believed to be the only person who faced felony charges.  Larry Bushart wins lawsuit The backstory: Bushart, 61, was arrested in September after he refused to take down Facebook memes that joked about Kirk’s killing.  The meme Bushart posted that prompted his arrest read: “This seems relevant today…” and featured President Donald Trump and the words, “We have to get over it.” That quote, the meme explained, was said by Trump in 2024 after a school shooting at Iowa’s Perry High School. Bushart, a retired police officer, spent 37 days in jail before authorities dropped
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