The dropping of the charges came after NewsChannel 5 aired an interview on Wednesday with Weems in which he admitted that investigators knew the meme was not about a school shooting, but authorities were responding to community anxiety.
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Due to being imprisoned for more than a month, Bushart reportedly lost his job in medical transport.
Charges dropped are not enough. The sheriff knowingly falsely imprisoned this innocent man for a month. He will escape justice as usual, because one of the perks of working in law enforcement is the ability to severely disrupt or even destroy the life of anyone you dislike, with near-perfect impunity.