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Complaint of Joshua Garton and Exhibits 1 4
Complaint of Joshua Garton and Exhibits 1 4
JOSHUA GARTON, §
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Plaintiff, §
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v. § Case No. ___________
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W. RAY CROUCH, DAVID RAUSCH, § JURY DEMANDED
BRADLEY NEALON, RUSSELL §
WINKLER, JOSHUA MELTON, §
JOSEPH CRAIG, DONALD ARNOLD, §
ANDREW VALLEE, and §
CITY OF DICKSON, TENNESSEE, §
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Defendants. §
COMPLAINT
For his Complaint against the Defendants, Plaintiff Joshua Garton states to the
I. INTRODUCTION
a joint law enforcement taskforce for posting a fake photograph on social media that was
critical of law enforcement. The fake photograph at issue was crudely designed to look as
though people were urinating on the grave of a deceased police officer. Mr. Garton’s fake
photograph also included the overtly political message: “Just showing my respect to
2. The Defendants who were responsible for arresting Mr. Garton had actual
knowledge—at the time that they arrested and charged him—that the photograph that Mr.
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though—who wanted Mr. Garton punished for disrespecting law enforcement within his
jurisdiction—they arrested Mr. Garton anyway and took him into custody. Thereafter,
Mr. Garton was charged with a crime, and he was incarcerated for nearly two weeks while
he awaited a hearing. Mr. Garton was ultimately released from jail after the bogus charge
at issue was dismissed for lack of probable cause following Mr. Garton’s first appearance
in court.
records request confirms both the Defendants’ actual knowledge that “we violated [Mr.
Garton’s] 1st amendment rights” and the Defendants’ actual knowledge that Mr. Garton
“has a right to post.” See Collective Exhibit #1, pp. 104–05. 1 Even so, because Mr.
Garton had disrespected law enforcement, the Defendants vowed that: “[t]hat doesn’t
mean there are no consequences.” Id. at p. 105. Accordingly, the Defendants arrested
Mr. Garton, charged him with a crime, and held him in jail on a bogus charge for nearly
two weeks while he awaited a hearing. In the interim, the Defendants also humiliated Mr.
Garton through reputationally damaging press releases and other media that prominently
4. Upon review by a court, the bogus criminal charge that the Defendants filed
against Mr. Garton was dismissed outright for lack of probable cause that Mr. Garton’s
speech constituted a criminal offense. Thereafter, one Defendant lamented: “That is not
followed.
1The redactions in the appended public records are the TBI’s. The TBI’s counsel has also refused to affirm
or certify independently that the redactions are legally warranted.
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Tennessee’s 23rd Judicial District. At all times relevant to this action, Defendant Crouch
level of professional competence, to refrain from abusing the legal process, and to avoid
against, arrest, and charge Mr. Garton because he had disrespected law enforcement.
Defendant Crouch is sued in his individual capacity regarding specified tort claims and in
his official capacity regarding the Plaintiff’s claim for injunctive relief. Defendant Crouch
may be served at his residence located at 119 Stratton Blvd., Ashland City, Tennessee,
Investigation, a statewide law enforcement agency. In that role, upon information and
belief, Defendant Rausch participated in the Defendants’ investigation of, false arrest of,
malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation against Mr. Garton. At all
times relevant to this action, Defendant Rausch had an obligation to comply with the
Constitution and enforce the law, rather than participate in a conspiracy to violate it.
During the events giving rise to this Complaint, Defendant Rausch also maintained that
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tort claims and in his official capacity regarding the Plaintiff’s claim for injunctive relief.
Defendant Rausch may be served at his residence located at 1121 Brentwood Way,
8. Defendant Bradley Nealon is the Deputy Director of the TBI. In that role,
investigation of, false arrest of, malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation
against Mr. Garton. Defendant Nealon is sued in his individual capacity only, and he may
be served at his residence located at 1594 Golliher Rd., Rockwood, Tennessee, 37854-
9. Defendant Russell Winkler was at all times relevant to this Complaint the
Special Agent in Charge at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In that role, upon
of, false arrest of, malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation against Mr.
Garton. Defendant Winkler is sued in his individual capacity only, and he may be served
of, false arrest of, malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation against Mr.
Garton. Defendant Melton is sued in his individual capacity only, and he may be served
at his residence located at 1433 Swamp Leanna Rd., Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37129, or
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Defendant Craig has served as a TBI agent for twenty-
two years and is currently assigned to the Middle Tennessee Criminal Investigations
Division, where he supervises field agents covering territory that encompasses Dickson
County. In that role, Defendant Craig participated in the Defendants’ investigation of,
false arrest of, malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation against Mr.
Garton. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Defendant Craig acted, by virtue of his
position as a TBI agent, under color of state law. Defendant Craig is sued in his individual
capacity only, and he may be served at his residence located at 2437 New Cut Rd.,
12. Defendant Andrew Vallee is a Special Agent with the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation. Defendant Vallee is assigned to the Technical Services Unit and specializes
in digital forensics, cellular network analysis, WiFi analysis, and various other technology
investigation of, false arrest of, malicious prosecution of, and unconstitutional retaliation
against Mr. Garton. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Defendant Vallee acted, by
virtue of his position as a TBI agent, under color of state law. Defendant Vallee is sued in
his individual capacity only, and he may be served at his residence located at 631 Keeton
who was responsible for working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, on behalf
retaliate against Mr. Garton. Defendant Arnold is sued in his individual capacity, and he
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City of Dickson is liable for its official policies, customs, and practices and for its failure
to train its employees when it acts with deliberate indifference to a plaintiff’s clearly
subdivision of the State of Tennessee and, among other functions, it operates and
maintains a law enforcement agency known as the Dickson Police Department. At all
times relevant to this action, the City of Dickson and its agents acted under color of state
law. Service upon the City of Dickson may be made upon Mayor Don L. Weiss Jr., at 600
15. This Court has jurisdiction over the Plaintiff’s federal claims in this civil
16. This Court has supplemental jurisdiction to adjudicate the Plaintiff’s state
law claims related to the Plaintiff’s federal claims in this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1367(a).
17. As the judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions
giving rise to the Plaintiff’s claims occurred, venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1391(b)(2).
18. As the judicial district in which one or more Defendants reside, and all
Defendants being residents of the State of Tennessee, venue is additionally proper in this
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19. The Plaintiff is a 29-year-old disabled male who suffers from mental illness.
spent nearly two weeks in jail for a non-existent crime and became homeless.
21. The above photograph does not actually depict the gravesite of Sergeant
Baker. Indeed, it looks nothing like Sergeant Baker’s gravesite. Instead, the photograph
was an altered image from The Rites’s 2009 album “Pissing On Your Grave” that
2A “meme” is an “interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread
widely online especially through social media.” See Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/meme (last accessed April 15, 2021).
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Crouch demanded that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the other Defendants
in this matter conduct a criminal investigation regarding it. Thus, at the direction of
Defendant Crouch, a joint task force of state and local law enforcement undertook to
investigate the Plaintiff’s meme in an effort to identify the Plaintiff and arrest him.
authentic.” Defendant Craig, in particular, realized that the meme was a photoshopped
24. The fact that the Plaintiff’s meme was not authentic complicated the
Defendants’ desire to arrest the Plaintiff for an actual criminal offense, such as
to continue their investigation and arrest the Plaintiff for some other crime instead.
25. Accordingly, even after determining that the meme at issue was not a
genuine photograph—and despite lacking any reason to believe a crime had been
committed—the TBI launched a manhunt and issued an all-points bulletin asking the
3 In May of 2018, Sergeant Daniel Baker of the Dickson Police Department was killed in the line of duty.
His death sparked widespread media coverage and, among other things, prompted the Tennessee General
Assembly to enact the controversial “Sergeant Daniel Baker Act”—codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-
206—which accelerates review of death penalty cases and promotes faster executions. At the time, State
Representative Mary Littleton (R-Dickson), who sponsored the bill, was quoted in The Tennessean at saying
the bill was named to “memorialize Sgt. Baker and to continue his memory for those in Dickson County as
well as around the state.”
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26. As examples of the TBI’s public statements and manhunt regarding the
Plaintiff’s meme, during the Defendants’ investigation into the Plaintiff’s meme, and to
secure assistance regarding it, the TBI issued the following public “news alert[s]”:
27. Ultimately, tips from local citizens and a “technical investigation conducted
28. After identifying the Plaintiff as the individual responsible for the meme,
the Defendants located the Plaintiff, interrogated him, charged him with Harassment,
booked him into the Dickson County Jail, and set his bond at a punitive amount of
$76,000.00 to ensure that he would remain incarcerated for an extended period of time.
29. The Defendants did not have probable cause to arrest the Plaintiff or to
believe that the Plaintiff had committed any crime, and they knew it. The Plaintiff’s
photograph concerned a public figure regarding a matter of public concern. It also was
not directed to any member of Sergeant Baker’s family, though clearly established U.S.
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if it had been. See generally Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011). Despite the meme’s
heavy attention and its recirculation on social media, the Defendants also declined to
investigate or arrest any other person who posted the photograph at issue—including
individuals who did send it to members of Sergeant Baker’s family. Instead, as the
publisher of the meme at issue and the person who was responsible for its anti-law
maliciously prosecuted the Plaintiff alone because the Plaintiff was the person who had
30. At all times relevant to this action, the United States Supreme Court had
31. At all times relevant to this action, the United States Supreme Court had
also clearly established that the “bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment is
that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society
finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable,” Texas. v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 414
(1989), and that “[g]iving offense is a viewpoint.” Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744, 1763
time and again that “the public expression of ideas may not be prohibited
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Id.
32. At all times relevant to this action, the United States Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit had also clearly established that the applicable and binding precedent
regarding offensive speech is not ambiguous, and that government officials are obliged to
comply with it. See, e.g., McGlone v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville, 749 F. App'x 402, 406,
n.2 (6th Cir. 2018) (“Nashville’s ‘guess’ is correct. Speech deemed hateful and offensive
is not only still protected by the First Amendment, it is the speech most in need of First
Amendment protection.”) (citing Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 414, 109 S.Ct. 2533, 105
L.Ed.2d 342 (1989) (“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it
is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society
First Amendment law. Indeed, the Defendants’ internal correspondence reflects that they
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that “we violated [Mr. Garton’s] 1st amendment rights” and that Mr. Garton “has a right
to post.” According to the Defendants, however, “[t]hat doesn’t mean there are no
35. The “consequences” that the Defendants ensured would result from
disrespecting law enforcement included subjecting the Plaintiff to a false arrest and
malicious prosecution, incarcerating him for weeks, and broadcasting his mugshot and
the fact of his arrest to news media and the public in retaliation for disrespecting police.
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law enforcement agency—believes that arresting citizens for offensive speech is not only
appropriate, but that criticizing law enforcement for violating the First Amendment is
38. After arresting the Plaintiff, the Defendants acted in concert to prepare and
issue a media release regarding the Plaintiff’s arrest that included his full name, his
mugshot, his date of birth, a reference to unrelated criminal charges, and the fact that the
Defendants had secured a substantial bond that ensured the Plaintiff would be
incarcerated for an extended time period. The purpose of this release was to humiliate
and retaliate against the Plaintiff, and to deter other similarly situated persons who
39. The public reaction to the Defendants’ press release and their celebration of
the Plaintiff’s arrest was not what the Defendants anticipated it would be. See Collective
Exhibit #2. 4 In response to their press release, the TBI received dozens of critical calls
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for the Constitution and their extreme ignorance of basic First Amendment rights. Upon
receiving such criticism, one TBI dispatcher complained: “We did not sign up for this.”
40. In response to the legitimate public criticism that they were receiving, the
Defendants did not release the Plaintiff or take steps to remedy their flagrantly
unconstitutional conduct. Instead, to inhibit such criticism, the TBI began tracking the
critical calls they were receiving, surveilling callers, and, in at least one instance, decided
to “try[] to pin down who [the caller was] so we can ask the local police and maybe have
41. After issuing their press release regarding the Plaintiff, the TBI began
receiving requests for comment from local and national news outlets asking them to
explain how they could have lawfully arrested the Plaintiff under the circumstances.
42. Because the Plaintiff’s arrest was not lawful and could not plausibly have
been lawful, the TBI was unable to do so. Accordingly—and notwithstanding that
Defendants employed by the TBI had investigated and then arrested the Plaintiff,
participated in the charging decision at issue, and that Defendant Craig himself had sworn
out the affidavit enabling the Plaintiff’s criminal charge, see Exhibit #3—the TBI
For that reason, we will need to refer you to the District Attorney
General with questions regarding the charge in this case.
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before he was able to appear before a judge for a hearing on the charge at issue. The
Plaintiff was thus continuously incarcerated at the Dickson County Jail from January 22,
2021, until his preliminary hearing before Judge Craig Monsue on February 3, 2021.
admitted that the Plaintiff had not posted the meme at issue with an unlawful purpose,
which was a threshold element of the harassment charge that he and the other Defendants
had conspired to initiate and then did initiate against the Plaintiff.
Judge Monsue ordered as follows: “the Court cannot find that there’s probable cause to
believe that the posting of this photograph constitutes a threat of harm to Lisa Baker, but
46. Judgment dismissing, for lack of probable cause, the harassment charge
that the Defendants initiated against the Plaintiff was entered thereafter, see Exhibit #4,
and only then was the Plaintiff finally released from jail. The Plaintiff became homeless
as a result of the Defendants’ conduct, however, so by that point, he had no home to return
47. As a direct and proximate result of the Defendants’ unlawful actions, the
V. CAUSES OF ACTION
CLAIM #1: MALICIOUS PROSECUTION UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1983 AND TENNESSEE COMMON LAW
48. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
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49. Acting in concert with one another, and without probable cause to arrest the
Plaintiff, the Defendants wrongfully instituted legal process against the Plaintiff and
incarceration in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States
Constitution.
investigate, arrest, and/or charge the Plaintiff, and they acted in concert with one another
to ensure that the Plaintiff was investigated, charged, and prosecuted for his speech. The
Defendants thus acted both individually and collectively in pursuit of a common plan
under color of law with malicious intent to deprive the Plaintiff of his rights secured by
defective and facially invalid Affidavit of Complaint signed by Defendant Craig that
asserted, among other things, that the Plaintiff’s speech had criminally “caused emotional
against the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff suffered a deprivation of liberty apart from his initial
seizure, including continuous detention in jail for nearly two weeks without probable
cause.
54. The Plaintiff’s criminal proceeding was resolved in the Plaintiff’s favor.
55. The Plaintiff’s criminal proceeding was not resolved due to any plea or
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criminal charge and because the Defendants lacked probable cause to believe that he had
acted with malice toward the Plaintiff and subjected the Plaintiff to a wrongful
facilitate and enable the Plaintiff’s arrest without probable cause; he directed a search for
clues and corroboration that would give him probable cause to recommend that the
Plaintiff be arrested; and he played the role of an advocate against the Plaintiff before he
among other things, to refrain from abusing the legal process, to avoid acting in “knowing
discretion.”
of the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff suffered injuries, including, but not limited to, actual
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60. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
61. At all times relevant to this action, no Defendant had probable cause to
62. The Plaintiff was nonetheless arrested at the Defendants’ behest and
direction based on a facially invalid warrant that was premised upon Defendant Craig’s
63. At all times relevant to this action, all Defendants, both individually and
collectively, lacked reasonable grounds for belief supported by more than mere suspicion
64. The totality of the circumstances and the facts and circumstances of which
the Defendants had knowledge at the moment of the Plaintiff’s arrest were insufficient to
warrant a prudent person in believing that the Plaintiff had committed an offense.
65. Even so, the Plaintiff was falsely arrest for a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. §
39-17-308 by Defendant Craig—in concert with and at the direction of Defendant Crouch
66. The charges against the Plaintiff resulted in a deprivation of the Plaintiff’s
liberty, in that the Plaintiff was taken into custody, jailed continuously between January
22, 2021, and February 3, 2021, and forced to attend a preliminary hearing to obtain his
freedom from the false and malicious charge that the Defendants concocted against him
without probable cause to believe the Plaintiff had committed any crime.
67. The Defendants acted with malice when they falsely arrested and baselessly
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-308 despite their actual knowledge that clearly established law
made clear that the Plaintiff’s speech was constitutionally protected and was not illegal.
70. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
71. At all times relevant to this Complaint, the Plaintiff had First Amendment
rights as a citizen that were not inconsistent with his status as a suspect or defendant.
73. By posting the meme at issue, the Plaintiff engaged in speech and
74. In retaliation for the Plaintiff engaging in speech and expression protected
by the Constitution, the Defendants planned and then took extreme adverse actions
against the Plaintiff, including, but not limited to, subjecting the Plaintiff to a wrongful
humiliating the Plaintiff through press releases touting the Defendants’ false arrest of the
Plaintiff; maliciously prosecuting the Plaintiff; and seeking and securing a high, punitive
75. The adverse actions that the Defendants took against the Plaintiff would
protected conduct and would likely have a strong deterrent effect on others similarly
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76. The Defendants took adverse actions against the Plaintiff at least in part
because of the Plaintiff’s exercise of constitutionally protected conduct and his clearly
77. The Defendants took adverse actions against the Plaintiff at least in part
because the Defendants disagreed with the viewpoint that the Plaintiff had expressed.
78. The Defendants took adverse actions against the Plaintiff at least in part
because the Defendants wished to see the Plaintiff suffer significant “consequences” for
his speech.
79. The Defendants took adverse actions against the Plaintiff at least in part
because the Defendants do not respect fundamental First Amendment guarantees and
because the Defendants do not believe that they are constrained by them.
81. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
82. At all times relevant to this matter, the Defendants acted in concert with, at
the direction of, and as agents of, one another to commit the foregoing tortious
83. At all times relevant to this matter, the Defendants had the intent and
misconduct, including conspiring with one another to effect the Plaintiff’s false arrest,
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84. The Defendants conspired with one another and agreed to injure the
85. The Defendants shared in the general conspiratorial objective to injure the
Plaintiff for expressing a viewpoint critical of law enforcement, causing the Plaintiff
injury.
86. The Defendants are liable for one another’s acts undertaken in furtherance
of their civil conspiracy, and each Defendant is jointly and severally liable for the unlawful
acts of each other Defendant pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-11-107(b)(1) and general
federal common law, see Hooks v. Hooks, 771 F.2d 935, 944 (6th Cir. 1985).
87. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
88. The City of Dickson, acting by and through its policymakers, officers, and
agents, including Defendant Arnold, and acting under color of state law, violated the
Plaintiff’s clearly established rights secured by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to
89. The tortious acts and omissions of the City of Dickson, acting by and
through its policymakers, officers, and agents, including Defendant Arnold, were the
direct and proximate result of official municipal policies or customs created by the City of
Dickson and their execution or implementation against the Plaintiff, causing the Plaintiff
injury.
90. The City of Dickson’s customs, practices, or de facto policies are evidenced
violations, including, in this instance, the City of Dickson’s premeditated and public
commitment to violating the Plaintiff’s clearly established First Amendment rights and
its failure to remedy its unconstitutional conduct even after acquiring actual knowledge
91. Upon information and belief, the City of Dickson, through its employees,
engages in a clear and persistent pattern of unconstitutional action against those who
express views critical of law enforcement; it has notice or constructive notice of that fact;
it has tacitly approved of the unconstitutional conduct at issue, such that its deliberate
indifference can be said to amount to an official policy of inaction; and the City of
Dickson’s unconstitutional custom was the moving force or direct causal link in the
deprivation of the Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. This pattern specifically includes, but
is not limited to, the initiation of the investigation into the Plaintiff as well as the Plaintiff’s
subsequent arrest and prosecution, and it is evident from the Defendants’ requests to
other law enforcement agencies to launch investigations into individuals who contacted
92. Upon information and belief, the City of Dickson fails to train or supervise
its employees to prevent constitutional violations like those the Plaintiff suffered, and it
93. The City of Dickson’s inadequate training is a result of the City of Dickson’s
deliberate indifference to federal constitutional rights. For example, the text message
exchange between two Defendants explicitly stating that even though the Plaintiff
and including prosecution and incarceration at the hands of the state—indicates a lack of
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Dickson’s and its employees’ repeated violations of the Plaintiff’s and other citizens’ First
94. The City of Dickson’s inadequate training was closely related to or actually
procedures or take other measures to prevent violations of the First Amendment by its
employees, agents, or officers, and upon information and belief, no employee involved in
supervision for its employees, agents, and officers, the Plaintiff was deprived of his civil
and constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities and was subjected to criminal
supervised employees, agents, and officers would have known not to engage in the acts
which resulted in the deprivation of the Plaintiff’s civil and constitutional rights.
97. As a direct and proximate result of the customs, practices, and/or de facto
policies of the City of Dickson and the City of Dickson’s deliberate indifference to the
CLAIM #6: INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF AGAINST THE CITY OF DICKSON AND
DEFENDANTS CROUCH AND RAUSCH IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES
98. The Plaintiff incorporates and realleges the foregoing allegations as if fully
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99. Upon information and belief, Defendant Crouch desires to re-prosecute the
Plaintiff regarding this specific instance of protected speech and will seek his indictment
via direct presentment in the absence of an injunction prohibiting him from doing so.
100. Upon information and belief, Defendant Rausch will direct his agency’s
resources toward investigating the Plaintiff and anyone who expresses support for the
Plaintiff if Plaintiff again exercises his constitutional right to criticize law enforcement.
101. Upon information and belief, Defendant Rausch, acting in his official
capacity as the Director of and policymaker for TBI, demonstrated a clear and persistent
pattern of failing to discipline the TBI’s employees, agents, or officers for constitutional
violations, has policies that are insufficient to protect the constitutional rights of
individuals as those policies are applied and understood within the TBI, and/or actively
protected rights. This is evident from, among other things, the fact that every TBI
employee, agent, or officer involved in the tortious misconduct set forth in this Complaint
violated the Plaintiff’s clearly established First Amendment right to express an offensive
officers retaliated against Plaintiff and, upon information and belief, none of those
individuals was found to have violated a TBI policy thereafter. Each of those employees,
Plaintiff without reasonable articulable suspicion or probable cause that any crime had
occurred, and Director Rausch personally oversaw the implementation of these polices
and personally and expressly approved the actions of his employees in this matter.
102. Upon information and belief, Defendants Crouch, Rausch, and the City of
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103. If the Plaintiff continues to be investigated and prosecuted, the Plaintiff will
necessarily suffer immediate and irreparable harm, harm resulting from incarceration,
and harm resulting from having to defend against a false and malicious prosecution.
104. Because Defendants Crouch, Rausch and the City of Dickson have
incarceration as a result of his exercise of clearly established First Amendment rights, and
because the Plaintiff credibly fears that he will experience the same consequences if he
exercises his clearly established First Amendment rights in the same manner again, the
compensate the Plaintiff for the injury to his First Amendment rights.
106. Considering the balance of hardships between the Plaintiff and Defendants
107. The public interest would not be disserved and would be furthered by a
permanent injunction forbidding Defendants Crouch, Rausch, and the City of Dickson
from taking adverse action against the Plaintiff as a result of his exercise of clearly
established First Amendment rights, which Defendants Crouch, Rausch, and the City of
Dickson have made clear they do not and will not respect.
under both federal law and Tenn. Code Ann. § 1-3-121 for the same reasons. In the event
that this Court finds that injunctive relief is not warranted, the Plaintiff is still entitled to
declaratory relief sufficient to inform state and local law enforcement that the Plaintiff’s
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1. That process issue, and that the Defendants be required to appear and
and punitive damages to which he is entitled in an amount not less than $1 million;
3. That the Plaintiff be awarded all costs and discretionary costs of trying this
action;
U.S.C. § 1988(b);
8. That the Plaintiff be awarded any and all further relief to which it appears
he is entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
This letter is in reference to your public records request related to Joshua Garton. Please
be informed we are in receipt of payment; as such, please find enclosed the final
installment of records responsive to your request. Redactions were made pursuant to
Tenn. Code Ann. §10-7-504(a)(2)(A).
This is the final installment of records. Therefore, your public records request is
considered fulfilled.
Sincerely,
Heather Thorne
Professional Standards Unit
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
DICKSON COUNTY - Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside investigators
from the Dickson Police Department, have arrested and charged a Lyles man accused of manufacturing and
disseminating a harassing photograph on social media.
At the request of 23 rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began investigating the origin of a
photograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer, Sgt.
Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents subsequently visited Baker's gravesite this morning
and determined the photograph was digitally manufactured. Further investigative efforts led to the
identification of Joshua Andrew Garton (DOB 1-31-92) as the individual who manufactured the image and
distributed it on social media.
This afternoon, Agents arrested Garton and charged him with one count of Harassment and booked him into
the Dickson County Jail where, because of this charge and other, unrelated legal issues, he was being held on a
$76,000 bond.
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Melany Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Devine <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 202111:52 AM
To: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>; Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
Subject: Revised Statement?
This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TBI to investigate the origin of a troubling photograph,
getting considerable attention on social media today, that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the grave of a
deceased local law enforcement officer.
Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not authentic. The TBl's
investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau would encourage anyone with information about who
may be responsible for manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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Melany Martin
Thank you
> On Jan 22, 2021, at 1:19 PM, Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The below is what is going out to the media.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh DeVine <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 202111:52 AM
> To: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>; Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
> Subject: Revised Statement?
>
> This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TBI to investigate the origin of a troubling
photograph, getting considerable attention on social media today, that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the
grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer.
>
> Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not authentic. The TBl's
investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau would encourage anyone with information about who
may be responsible for manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
>
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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Melany Martin
Thank you
> On Jan 22, 2021, at 1:19 PM, Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The below is what is going out to the media.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh DeVine <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 202111:52 AM
> To: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>; Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
> Subject: Revised Statement?
>
> This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TBI to investigate the origin of a troubling
photograph, getting considerable attention on social media today, that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the
grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer.
>
> Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not authentic. The TBl's
investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau would encourage anyone with information about who
may be responsible for manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
>
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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Melany Martin
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FYI
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Mr. OeVlne:
This is a public records request for any and all documents in your possession or any
other employee ofthe TBl's possession concerning or relating in any way to Joshua
Garton. The time period of this request is January 20, 2021 until the present. This
request includes all text messages, emails, and private or direct messages. If you claim
an exemption regarding any responsive record, please identity the basis for the claimed
exemption in detail.
A litigation hold notice to you and others will follow upon production.
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Melany Martin
Jeanne,
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Please find a litigation hold notice attached.
-Daniel Horwitz
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Melany Martin
Mel, please check my email and print any records on this subject. Thank you.
Jeanne,
Thanks, Josh
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thorne
Subject: FW: nn News Release • Dickson County - Joshua Garton
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:26:44 PM
Attachments: 1ma9e001.png
1-22-21 Dickson Harassment <Joshua Garton).odr
Joshua Garton ,PNG
LYLES MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DOCTORING & POSTING HARASSING PHOTOGRAPH
DICKSON COUNTY ~ Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of lnvestigatTon, working alongside
investigators from the Dickson Police Department, have arrested and charged a Lyles man accused
of manufacturlng and disseminating a harassing photograph on social media.
At the request of 23 rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents beg;m invest igat ing
the origin of a phot ograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local
law enforcement officer, Sgt. Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents
subsequently visited Baker's gravesite this morning and det ermined the photograph was
digitally manufactured . Further investigative efforts led to the identification of Joshua And rew
Garton {DOB 1-31-92} as the individual who manufactured the image and distributed it on
social media .
This afternoon, Agents arrested Ga rton and charged him with one count of Ha rassment and
booked him into t he Dickson County Jail where, ~ecause of this charge and other, unrelat ed
legal issues, he was being held on a $76,000 bond.
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Josh DeVine I Communications Director
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216
OFFICE: (61S} 744-4295
''To unsubscribe from the TBIMEDIA list, send an email to [email protected] and type
"Unsubscribe TBIMEDIA" in the message body. To subscribe to the TBIMEDIA list, send an email to
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horn: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: Release - Please Review
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 202.1 7:30:15 PM
Attachments: imaae001.ona
Given the sensitivity of this one, could you please review this draft of the release.
Thanks,
Josh DeVine
LYLES MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DOCTORING & POSTING HARASSING PHOTOGRAPH
DICKSON COUNTY - Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and
charged a Lyles man accused of manufacturing and disseminating a harassing photograph on social
media.
At t he request of 23 rd District Attorney Genera[ Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began invest igating
the origin of a photograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local
law enforcement officer, Sgt. Dan iel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents
subsequent ly visit ed Baker's gravesite this morning and determined the photograph was not
authentic. Further investigat ive efforts led to the identificat ion of Joshua Andrew Garton (DOB
1-31-92) as the individual who manufactured t he image and distributed it on social media.
Th is afternoon, Agents arrested Garton and charged him with one count of Harassment and
booked him into t he Dickson County Jail where, because of this charge and other, un related
legal issues, he was being held on a $76,000 bond.
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From: JQShua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: Revised Statement?
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:32:43 PM
•··•-Original Message-----
From: Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00 PM
To: Josh DeVine <[email protected]>
Cc: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Revised Statement?
> On Jan 22, 202 1, at 11:52 AM, Josh DeVine <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TB! to investigate the origin of a troubling
photograph, getting considerable attention on social media today, that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the
grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer.
>
> Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not authentic. The TBl's
investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau would encourage anyone with information about who
may be responsible for manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
>
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thorne
Subject: FW: ReVised Statement?
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:39: 11 PM
-···•Original Message•-·
From: Joshua J. Melton
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 12:19 PM
To: Brad Nealon <[email protected]>; David Rausch <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: Revised Statement?
•----Original Message--•··
From: Josh DeVine <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 202 I 11: 52 AM
To: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>; Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
Subject: Revised Statement?
This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TB! to investigate the origin ofa troubling
photograph, gelling considerable attention on social media today, that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the
grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer.
Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not authentic. The TBl's
investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau would encourage anyone with information about who
may be responsible for manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Jboroe
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL) Fwd: Litigation Heid Notice Re: Forthcoming J. Garton Lawsuit
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:27:52 PM
Attachments: Lit:lgation Hokl Notjce Be J Garton Lawsuit t2+21).odf
Jeanne,
Thanks, Josh
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-------- Forwarded message--------
From : Daniel Horwitz <daniel.a.horwitz@gmail com>
Date: Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:19 PM
Subject: Litigation Hold Notice Re: Forthcoming J. Garton Lawsuit
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>-
~Daniel Horwitz
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: [EXTERNA.L] Public Records Request Re: Joshua Garton
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:27:41 PM
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brev1ty. Thanks!
FYI
Sent from my IPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
Mr. Devine:
This is a public records request for any and all documents in your
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possession or any other employee of the TBl's possession concerning or
relating in any way to Joshua Garton. The time period of this request is
January 20, 2021 until the present. This request includes all text
messages, emails, and privat e or direct messages. If you claim an
exemption regarding any responsive record, please identity the basis for
the claimed exemption in detail.
A litigation hold notice to you and others will follow upon production.
-Daniel Horwitz
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f rom : Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: [EXTI:RNALJ Fwd: Litigation Hold Notice Re: Forthcoming J. Garton Lawsuit
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:28:03 PM
Attachments: L~ioatlon Hold Notice Re J. Garton Lawsuit f2-4·21\.Qdf
-Daniel Horwitz
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From: Joshua J, Melton
To: Heather Thorne
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Litigation Hold Notice Re: Forthcomfng J. Garton Lawsuit
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:28:47 PM
Attachments: Litigation Hold Notice Re J. Garton Lawsultr2+21).odf
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From: Joshua J Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: L£ SenS1tlve
Date: Tuesday, February l6, 2021 7:28:58 PM
Attachments: ReoortsearchBmort Garton Complaint caus.x1sx
The attachment contains two worksheet tabs: 1) Dut y Officer Calls; 2) Syst em call logs.
We have received a total of 21 calls from 8 unique numbers, which began on Saturday, January 23rd .
M ichael D. Frizzel l
Tennessee Bureau of {nvestigation
Special Agent-in -Charge
Protective Services Unit
90J RS. Gass Blvd
Nashville, TN 37216
615.744.4000 - Main
615.744.4088 - Office
615.521.0811 - Cell
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l/24/2021 01.:25:18 PM 00:01:42 3311 214-874-5605 DALLAS, TX INCOMING Incoming 601001 $0.00
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Threats to law enforcement
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:29:22 PM
Thank the
Thanks, Josh
FYI
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From: Andy Davis
<[email protected]>
Date: January 24, 2021 at 4:28:22 PM CST
To: Ray Crouch <[email protected]>, Joe
Craig <.Joe.Craig@tn gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Threats to law
enforcement
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Cpl. Lashlee
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From: Joshua J, Melton
To: tteather n,orne
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL) Fwd: Threats to law enforcement
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7: 29:40 PM
Than k you
Thanks, Josh
On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:36 PM, Russ Winkler <Russ.Wjnkler@to gov> wrote:
FYI
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From: Andy Davis
<ADAYIS@dicksonco1;1nty,net>
Date: January 24, 2021 at 4:28:22 PM CST
To: Ray Crouch <[email protected], Joe
Craig <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Threats to law
enforcement
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Cpl. Lashlee
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thome
Subj ect: FW; [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Tllreats to law enforcement
Date : Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7;29:51 PM
Thanks, Josh
On Jan 24, 2021, at 5;36 PM, Russ Winkler <Russ Winkler@to ~v> wrote:
FYI
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From: Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather Thorne
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] fwd: Threats to law enforcement
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1021 7:2,9: 58 PM
FYI
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Today we received several phone patches through dispatch
and through the jail where individuals are making threats
against Law Enforcement officers. These threats are
stemming from the arrest of Joshua Garton and the posts he
had put on social media. There is a group that calls
themselves "The Watch Dog" and another individual by the
name of William R. Lord that are making t hreats towards us.
They stated that it doesn't matter if we ar e in uniform or not
that we better watch our backs and that t hey would rather
take care of us from a distance. Be Vigilant and watch your
six.
Cpl. Lashlee
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From : Joshua J. Melton
To: Heather JbQrne
Subject: FW: TBI News Release • Dickson County - Josnua Garron
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:30:12 PM
Attachments: lroqgeQOl.png
1-22-21 Pl<:Ksoo Harassment Oosbua Garton),odf
Joshua Garton PNG
LYLES MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DOCTORING & POSTING HARASSING PHOTOGRAPH
DICKSON COUNTY - Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside
investigators from the Dickson Police Department, have arrested and charged a Lyles man accused
of manufacturing and disseminating a harassing photograph on social media.
At the request of 23 rd Dist rict Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began invest igatfng
the origin of a phot ograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local
law enforcement officer, Sgt. Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents
subseq uent ly v isited Baker's gravesite this morning and determined t he photograph was
digitally manufactured. Further invest igat ive efforts led to the identification of Joshua Andrew
Garton (DOB 1-31~92) as t he individual who manufactured t he image and distributed it on
social media.
This afternoon, Agent s ar rested Garton and charged him with one count of Harassment and
booked him into the Dickson County Jail where, because of this charge and other, unrelated
legal issues, he was being held on a $76,000 bond.
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MEDIA RELEASE
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
"tht1t guilt sh11ll 110/ escape nor innm·ence suffer"
LYLES MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DOCTORING & POSTING HARASSING PHOTOGRAPH
DICKSON COUNTY- Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau oflnvestigation, working alongside investigators
from the Dickson Police Department, have arrested and charged a Lyles man accused of manufacturing and
disseminating a harassing photograph on social media.
At the request of 23 rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch 1 TBI Agents began investigating the origin of a
photograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer, Sgt.
Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents subsequently visited Baker's gravesite this morning
and determined the photograph was digitally manufactured. Further investigative efforts led to the
identification of Joshua Andrew Garton (DOB 1-31-92) as the individual who manufactured the image and
distributed it on social media.
This afternoon, Agents arrested Garton and charged him w ith one count of Harassment and booked him into
the Dickson County Jail where, because of this charge and other, unrelated legal issues, he was being held on a
$76,000 bond.
AboutTBI
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focused on the agency's core values of truth, bravery, and integrity, the TBl's approximately 600 employees provide a variety of
advanced criminal and drug lnvestlgative, forensic, and criminal justice services to assist local, state, and federal law enforcement
partners, to fulflll the agency's promise, "Thar Guilt Sholl Not Escape Nor Innocence Suffer.'' Learn more about the TBI online at
tn.gov/tbi, and connect with the agency on Facebook, Twltter, and lnstagram at @TBlnvestigation.
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Heather Thorne
Thank you
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Devine <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 202111:52 AM
To: Joshua J. Melton <[email protected]>; Russ Winkler <[email protected]>
Subject: Revised Statement?
This morning, District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested the TBI to investigate the
origin of a troubling photograph, getting considerable attention on social media today,
that seemed to depict individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local law
enforcement officer.
Agents visited the gravesite this morning and quickly determined the photograph is not
authentic. The TBl' s investigation, however, continues and, to that end, the Bureau
would encourage anyone with informat ion about who may be responsible for
manufacturing the image to contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any typos and brevity. Thanks!
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Heather Thorne
Good evening,
I just wanted to pass along that friends of Joshua Garton have been harassing TIES and UOs all day long with nonsense
calls. Day shift advised that they have called all day long cussing out whoever answered the phone. We have received
numerous of the same calls so far tonight. The calls are starting to come consecutively to where they are tying up both
main line phones. I know UOs have informed Mike Frizzell. I'm not sure if y'all can even do anything in this sit uation, but
I wanted to make y'all aware . Here are the numbers that have called since Kristen and I have been on shift:
5635141904
8507488656 (9 calls)
3148521996
3057839015
Larissa (J!icarrf
Crime Information CommunicationSpecia[ist
CJJS Support Center/ <Jl'ES
'Tennessee <Bureau oflnvestioatwn
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901 ~S. (}ass (JJ[vd:
:Nasfwifle, 7:N.37216
Office: 615.144.4600
Larissa. [email protected]
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Heather Thorne
Good evening,
I'm passing this article along in case you havent seen it.
I just wanted to make you aware.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/lawandcrime.com/crazy/constitutionally-illiterate-tennessee-authorities-arrest-man-
for-posting-an-anti-police-meme- on-social-media/amp/
Take care,
Leslie
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Heather Thorne
The attachment contains two worksheet tabs: 1) Duty Officer Ca lls; 2) System call logs.
We have received a total of 21 calls from 8 unique numbers, which began on Saturday, January 23'd•
Michael D. Frizzell
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent-in-Charge
Protective Services Unit
901 R.S. Gass Blvd
Nashville, TN 37216
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Heather Thorne
Thanks!
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Heather Thorne
Good evening,
I'm passing this article along in case you havent seen it.
I just want ed to make you aware.
Take care,
Leslie
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Heather Thorne
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Booking Intake Details
Page 1 of 3
Inmate Details
Full Name Intake Date Release Date Booking #:2021010166
GARTON, JOSHUA ANDREW 01/22/202115:35 Jacket#: 127590
Inmate ID
SSN: SID#: DL#:
DOC/Prison : FBI#: ICE:
Military: NO Branch: Rank:
Local ID: Student: other ID:
Classification
Inmate Classification: PRETRIAL MISD Suicide Watch: No Violent At Intake: No
PREA Classification: Escape Risk: No Weekender: No
Registered Offender: No Tusty: No Mental Illness: No Felon No
Housing Classification: State Parolee: No Federal Prisoner: No Indigent: No
Protective Custody: No Local Parolee: No Restrict Commissary: No
Work Crew:
Place Of Birth
NCIGPOB: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Citizen: Yes
Print Date: Jan 22 2021 - 17:27:05 Dickson County Sheriffs Office, OFFENDER: JOSHUA GARTON
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Booking Intake Details
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Inmate Details
Full Name Intake Date Release Date Booking #:2021010166
GARTON, JOSHUA ANDREW 01/22/202115:35 Jacket #: 127590
Country Of Citizenship UNITED STATES Foreign Born: No
Place of Birth: NASHVILLE TN Homeless: No
lntrepreter Re quired:
Bond Information
Charge Count: 1 Computed Bond: 76000.00 Override Bond:
Charge Information
Charge Code Statute Ordinance Court Court Date Dept Add On
39-17-.308 39-17-308 G 04/20/202113:00
Description: HARASSMENT (NON-VERBAL THREAT)
Detail: HARASSMENT
Arrest Dept: TBI Badge:
Arrest Officer: Bond: 76000.00
Bond: cc Bond Text: CASH/COMMERCIAL
Warrant#: NO NUMBER GIVEN Docket#:
Employer
Employer: UNEMPLOYED
Address: Length :
City/State: Phone:
Occupation: UNEMPLOYED
Emergency Contact
.:.:
N=a=m=e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _R~e~la=tl~o~n=
sh~l_
p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
, NO CONTACTS
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Inmate Details
Full Name Intake Date Release Date Booking #:2021010166
GARTON, JOSHUA ANDREW 01/22/202115:35 Jacket#: 127590
Education History
Level Of Education Juvenile Highest Grade Enrolled Prior To Arrest Can Read/Write Special Ed
12TH GRADE NO 12TH
Request Educational Services:
Last School Attended: KENWOOD HIGH
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Heather Thorne
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watch our backs and that they would rather take care of us from a
distance. Be Vigilant and watch your six.
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Good evening,
I'm passing this article along in case you havent seen it.
I just wanted to make you aware.
https:Uwww.google.com/amp/s/lawandcrime.com/crazy/constitutionally-illiterate-tennessee-
authorities-arrest-man-for-posting-an-anti-police·meme-on-social-media/amp/
Take care,
Leslie
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LYLES MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DOCTORING & POSTING HARASSING PHOTOGRAPH
DICKSON COUNTY - Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; working alongside investigators from the
Dickson Police Department, have arrested and charged a Lyles man accused of manufacturing and disseminating a
harassing photograph on social media .
At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began investigating the origin of a
photograph that depicted individuals desecrating the grave of a deceased local law enforcement officer, Sgt.
Daniel Baker of the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. Agents subsequently visited Baker's gravesite this morning
and determined the photograph was digitally manufactured. Further investigative efforts led to the
identification of Joshua Andrew Garton (DOB 1-31-92) as the individual who manufactured the image and
distributed it on social media.
This afternoon, Agents arrested Garton and charged him with one count of Harassment and booked him into
the Dickson County Jail where, because of this charge and other, unrelated legal issues, he was being held on a
$76JOOO bond.
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Hey Russ,
We've had a couple media inquiries asking whether this is anything we've been requested to get
involved in7 Not sure what that would be7
Thanks, Susan
Hello,
Has the TBI been requested to investigate an image posted on Facebook of two
individuals urinating on Dickson Co. Sgt. Daniel Bakers grave?
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You may recall the contt011erslal case lrom last month:
A man was accused of manufacturing and
dlssemfnaling a haranlng photograph on social 1TM1dla.
The Image showed the desecration of the grave or
Dl11kson County Sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Baker who was
ldliotl In the llne of duly.
TBI agents visited the gravesite and determined the
photograph was dlgitally mani.,tactured.
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Josh~o Garton arrested and charged with a crime.
Gerton•s lawyer today argued his arrest was a clear
vlolatlon of his 1st Amendment rfght of free speech.
The G,neral Snsioos judge today heard arguments
lrom both sides and agreed.
Whlle the court conceded the image was hurlful
diAturbing and tasteless, the judge dismissed the case
as protected under Gatton's right to freedom of
expression und8f the 1st Amendment.
Garton spent ten days In tail waiting for his day in court.
And his lawyer saY5 the district attorney may now face
a federal civil rights lawsuit for wrongful arrest.
MORE TO COME ON THtS STORY.
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next time instead of violating someone’s first amendment rights and instead of having to pay
them the minimum $80k he will get from your dumbass actions, maybe hire someone like me
that would tell you with rational non pork thinking that it was a bad move. now the dudes gonna
get a payout and the taxpayers will be held respond for it. clown fucking organization y’all run
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Man Arrested for Offensive Facebook Post - Otto Calls - Dickson Tennessee - The Roof is on
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The TBI is a terroristic organization that infringes on the rights on the citizens of Tennessee.
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Donovan
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Now come arrest me, fascist piggy. I could use the lawsuit money.
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Jan 25, 2021, 2:06 PM
Donovan
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Hope you learn to read so you know what's in that Constitution you took an oath to uphold.
Donovan
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You gonna' come arrest me now, pig?
Or not?
Is that dead cop still dead by the way?
Donovan
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fascist pigs
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What's the matter, piggy? Why haven't you arrested me yet? Look how many counts you have of
me breaking the law by posting the picture.
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Donovan
Funny how you'll arrest one person and thank another for the same picture.
Donovan
Nazi
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Why won't you arrest me for the same fucking image?
I'm posting it everywhere
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Michael
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Wow, you guys really started your own shit show by violating the meme guys rights. I hope you
lose your immunity and have to open your own wallets. The taxpayers shouldn't have to be
responsible for your blatant disregard for the constitution.
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Grayson
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Did you hapless assholes really arrest a man for a picture? I have the same picture I made of me
pissing on the same CD cover with that dead officers head on it, PLEASE come arrest me for it,
I’d like to be rich too. You guys are garbage butthurt snowflake oathbreakers. Get it together.
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hello is it true that you're arresting people over memes now, I saw some memes I'd like someone
arrested for
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Mike
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Another agency full of NAZI TYRANT THUGS. Your agents violated the Wortmans
Constitutional rights and your NAZI THUG director thinks that it’s okay.
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