TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 9, 2026

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Knox County Sheriff’s Office saying deputies arrested the wrong man with the same name. According to Knox News, Justin Clark was arrested March 17 and stayed jailed for three days without anyone checking to see if deputies had the right man, according to his lawsuit. He sought $100,000 in compensatory damages and settled for $10,000, according to records from the Knox County Law Department. Clark’s lawsuit was originally filed in Knox County Circuit Court but was moved to U.S. District Court in early April. He sued the sheriff’s office and several unnamed deputies for false arrest and false imprisonment and violations of his constitutionally guaranteed Fourth and 14th Amendment rights.