A western Kentucky man who spent several days in jail for posting violent song lyrics to Facebook has settled a federal lawsuit against the county where he was jailed.
James Evans was arrested in Muhlenberg County in 2014 after posting song lyrics from heavy metal band Exodus that included the words "student bodies lying dead in the halls,” prompting complaints to school officials.
The American Civil Liberties Union took up Evans’ defense and the terroristic threatening charge was eventually dropped. The ACLU said in a release that Evans sued the county and the officer.
The settlement Monday awarded Evans $60,000 dollars.
Evans spent eight days in jail upon his arrest because he could not afford the one-thousand dollar bond.
