YouTuber Sues Tennessee Police Over Filming Arrest

State of Tennessee v. Joshua Daniel Gibbons (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026)

Court Description: Authoring Judge: Judge Matthew J. Wilson Trial Court Judge: Judge William K. Rogers Defendant, Joshua Daniel Gibbons, appeals his Sullivan County Criminal Court jury conviction of disorderly conduct, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erredin its instructions to the jury. We find that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on a mode of disorderly conduct not included in the charging instrument and that, in any event, the evidence was insufficient to support Defendant’s convictionunder either mode of liability charged to the jury. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and dismiss the charge.

Appeals court tosses auditor’s disorderly conduct case; Kingsport faces civil suit

A self-described First Amendment auditor, previously arrested by Kingsport and Sullivan County officers, has had his case overturned.

Filming cops is a First Amendment right. The feds keep harassing people for it anyway.

Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.

YouTuber sues Kingsport police, claims retaliation for online videos

KINGSPORT — A lawsuit filed against the City of Kingsport and the Kingsport Police Department claims officers retaliated against a local YouTuber who posted videos online criticizing their behavior.

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LAWSUIT: FIRE announces lawsuit against Tennessee police department over pre-dawn raid at critic’s home

A Tennessee man who was arrested before dawn after he filmed police misconduct is announcing a lawsuit against the department for violating his First Amendment rights.