{"id":2481081,"date":"2026-06-29T21:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481081"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:27:45","slug":"dc-to-pay-50k-to-man-detained-over-star-wars-song-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dc-to-pay-50k-to-man-detained-over-star-wars-song-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"DC To Pay $50K To Man Detained Over &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Song Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"js-react-hydrator\" style=\"display:contents\" data-component-name=\"YouTube\" data-component-id=\"3052\" data-component-props=\"{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;isLiveblogEmbed&quot;:false,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:1,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;&lt;div style=\\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NnIYY2wpJU?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\\&quot; style=\\&quot;top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\\&quot; allowfullscreen scrolling=\\&quot;no\\&quot; allow=\\&quot;accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\\&quot; referrerpolicy=\\&quot;strict-origin\\&quot; id=\\&quot;youtube-embed-6NnIYY2wpJU-4369\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;FOX 5 Washington DC&quot;,&quot;author_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHLyP4MuA-JAFBCwxXOEDdA&quot;,&quot;cache_age&quot;:86400,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Metropolitan Police Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a man who was handcuffed while protesting National Guard troops by playing music from Star Wars. 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Wars\u201d on his cellphone, according to a document released Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The plaintiff, Sam O\u2019Hara, sued the district, four Metropolitan Police Department officers and a guard member from Ohio over what he says was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/darth-vader-theme-song-national-guard-protest-2d9b35359504252004ddced67ccf9a86\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"his act of protest\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/darth-vader-theme-song-national-guard-protest-2d9b35359504252004ddced67ccf9a86\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">his act of protest<\/a> against President <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>A court filing on Thursday disclosed the settlement but didn\u2019t specify any monetary terms. The amount is included in a copy of the settlement agreement that D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb\u2019s office provided to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The $50,000 settlement includes attorney\u2019s fees and costs. O\u2019Hara is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia. In an email on Friday, an ACLU spokesperson referred to the settlement\u2019s financial terms as \u201ca significant amount\u201d that O\u2019Hara \u201cis pleased with\u201d but said they weren\u2019t disclosing the dollar figure to protect his privacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>O\u2019Hara, an artist who works in the hospitality industry, agreed to drop his claims against the district and the MPD officers within three business days of receiving the settlement payment. The settlement isn\u2019t an admission of wrongdoing by the district, the agreement says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>O\u2019Hara\u2019s settlement with the district doesn\u2019t resolve his related claims against an Ohio National Guard member, Sgt. Devon Beck, who has asked a judge to dismiss O\u2019Hara\u2019s claims against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>O\u2019Hara said in a statement that he is satisfied with the settlement but conflicted that taxpayers are footing the bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cThose who actually violated my constitutional rights should be the ones paying the price, like taking the money from their pensions. That\u2019s what real accountability looks like,\u201d he said. \u201cThis settlement is a reminder that our freedoms are worth fighting for, especially when the powerful would rather we suffer in silence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>O\u2019Hara <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26194410-national-guard-darth-vader-song-lawsuit\/\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"sued the district\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26194410-national-guard-darth-vader-song-lawsuit\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">sued the district<\/a> in October, claiming police officers violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable seizures and excessive force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>O\u2019Hara played \u201cThe Imperial March\u201d theme from \u201cStar Wars\u201d on his phone as he followed several National Guard troops down a public street on Sept. 11, 2025. One of the troops summoned police officers, who stopped O\u2019Hara and kept him handcuffed for 15 to 20 minutes before releasing him without charges, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-dc-trump-federal-law-enforcement-e779ad9059d1c65754b2cb176b6a322b\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Trump\u2019s ongoing deployment\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-dc-trump-federal-law-enforcement-e779ad9059d1c65754b2cb176b6a322b\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">Trump\u2019s ongoing deployment<\/a> of guard members in Washington began last August after the Republican president issued an executive order <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-washington-dc-guard-police-crime-cd2bc19a0c6b7e4bf3a2e1da6c57ce6e\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"declaring a crime emergency\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-washington-dc-guard-police-crime-cd2bc19a0c6b7e4bf3a2e1da6c57ce6e\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">declaring a crime emergency<\/a> in the nation\u2019s capital. The surge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-surge-washington-dc-prosecutions-magistrate-judge-dddf76de9eae16ff4b4e3382bb953c9b\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"inflamed tensions\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-surge-washington-dc-prosecutions-magistrate-judge-dddf76de9eae16ff4b4e3382bb953c9b\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">inflamed tensions<\/a> with residents of the heavily Democratic district. Hundreds of guard members <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/national-guard-surge-washington-dc-trump-7db1c795056a51c9fdc2d9c7f4c2147c\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"remain deployed\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a42d462e4b0f4826b479231\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/national-guard-surge-washington-dc-trump-7db1c795056a51c9fdc2d9c7f4c2147c\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">remain deployed<\/a> in the district nearly a year later, with no clear end in sight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit cli-related-articles--single-article\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader\u2019s theme song from \u201cStar Wars\u201d on his cellphone, according to a document released Monday. 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