Texas activist, Navy veteran arrested on felony charge over Facebook meme
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Sheriff doubles down on arrest, cites state penal code
A Texas sheriff’s office is doubling down after deputies arrested a local activist and Navy veteran after he posted a satirical meme on social media.
Hood County Sheriff’s deputies arrestedKolton Krottinger, 38, of Granbury, on Nov. 5 for felony online impersonation after he allegedly created an Oct. 2 Facebook post that appeared to come from another local activist, showing her endorsing Granbury ISD school board candidate Monica Brown.
On his Facebook page, Krottinger is listed as the founder of Blue Branch Historic Ranch, a mental health retreat for veterans and first responders, and the owner of the Anxiety Hackers cannabis dispensary in Oklahoma.
According to a criminal complaint, the alleged victim, Tina Brown, contacted authorities about the post, stating that she did not support Monica Brown and “that the public is being misled by the post as to what [Brown’s] actual beliefs are concerning this particular election race.”
The complaint — which says the alleged victim obtained a search warrant for Facebook owner Meta, and later identified Krottinger as the owner of the Hood County Sheepdogs Facebook page — alleges the post was made “without obtaining the other person’s consent and with the intent to defraud the general public against the peace and dignity of the state.”
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A Texas sheriff’s office is doubling down after deputies arrested a local activist and Navy veteran after he posted a satirical meme on social media.
Hood County Sheriff’s deputies arrestedKolton Krottinger, 38, of Granbury, on Nov. 5 for felony online impersonation after he allegedly created an Oct. 2 Facebook post that appeared to come from another local activist, showing her endorsing Granbury ISD school board candidate Monica Brown.
On his Facebook page, Krottinger is listed as the founder of Blue Branch Historic Ranch, a mental health retreat for veterans and first responders, and the owner of the Anxiety Hackers cannabis dispensary in Oklahoma.
According to a criminal complaint, the alleged victim, Tina Brown, contacted authorities about the post, stating that she did not support Monica Brown and “that the public is being misled by the post as to what [Brown’s] actual beliefs are concerning this particular election race.”
The complaint — which says the alleged victim obtained a search warrant for Facebook owner Meta, and later identified Krottinger as the owner of the Hood County Sheepdogs Facebook page — alleges the post was made “without obtaining the other person’s consent and with the intent to defraud the general public against the peace and dignity of the state.”
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Texas activist, Navy veteran arrested on felony charge over Facebook meme
A Texas sheriff s office is doubling down after deputies arrested a local activist and Navy veteran after he posted a satirical meme on social media