Newly obtained body-cam footage shows Fort Worth police arresting activist EJ Carrion in his driveway a week after he cursed at a Tarrant County commissioners meeting. Officers told him they were acting on a misdemeanor warrant for disorderly conduct and disrupting a procession, though they said they lacked details. Carrion, who had spoken against a plan to close a third of the county's polling places, was taken into custody and later blamed Judge Tim O'Hare for the warrant.
During the August 4 meeting, Carrion called the commissioners' vote 'extremist bullshit' before walking out. O'Hare had asked police to remove him, but Carrion was already leaving. The commission eventually voted to reduce the number of polling places. This is not the first time O'Hare has pursued charges over meeting behavior: in 2025 he had two people charged with Class A misdemeanors for clapping during public comment.
Four women have since filed a federal lawsuit against O'Hare, alleging his conduct has created a culture of fear and chilled protected speech, in violation of free speech and due process guarantees. The lawsuit and the arrest footage together highlight an ongoing conflict over how far officials can go in punishing disruptive—but arguably protected—speech at public meetings.