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The four activists were arrested after briefly disrupting a county commission meeting in 2021. Tennessee lawmakers have criminalized peaceful protest.
The four entered the commission meeting April 19, 2021. They say they were trying to force release of KPD bodycam in the killing of Anthony Thompson Jr.
The case is believed to be the first tried under Tennessee's enhanced penalties for disrupting public meetings.
The case is believed to be the first tried under Tennessee's enhanced penalties for disrupting public meetings.