Overview
- Jeana Renea Gamble, 61, was arrested at a Oct. 18 No Kings rally in Fairhope and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
- Police say they responded to traffic hazard complaints, deemed the phallic costume obscene, ordered its removal, and arrested her after she refused as bystander video showed three officers restraining her.
- Mayor Sherry Sullivan and City Council President Jack Burrell defended the action as consistent with community standards, with police saying protests should not include obscene displays.
- Organizers with Indivisible Baldwin County and civil-liberties attorneys, including FIRE’s Adam Steinbaugh, argue the arrest conflicts with Supreme Court free-speech precedent protecting provocative political expression.
- Gamble is due in Fairhope Municipal Court on Nov. 5, is represented by attorney David Gespass, and the incident drew national attention after a segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.