Charges were suddenly dropped against a Tennessee man who had been jailed for more than a month for posting a meme featuring President Donald Trump.

Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, had been locked up since Sept. 21 for posting a meme that quoted President Trump, saying "We have to get over it" in response to a shooting in Perry, Iowa. Bushart was arrested for threatening mass violence at a school because some interpreted the meme as a threat to shoot up Perry County High School.

Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems texted the Scripps News Group station in Nashville just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, "Charges were nolled about 15 minutes ago."

Nolle prosequi is a Latin term for charges being dismissed.

That sudden move came a day after the Scripps News Group station in Nashville aired an exclusi

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