Arden Wells often criticizes Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker on Facebook. In July 2025, those posts got him in trouble. The sheriff’s office arrested him twice. Earlier this month (in February), District Attorney Scott Perrilloux of the 21st Judicial District told Fox 8 that his office rejected three counts brought against Arden from these arrests. Although Attorney General Liz Murill’s o...
The Sheriff Sticker’s office’s argument for arresting Arden Wells mirrors the "falsely shouting 'fire' in a theater" example from Schenck v. US, a 1919 Supreme Court case that allowed censorship under the “clear and present danger” test. However, the Supreme Court has since overruled this test, with speech only losing First Amendment protection in extreme circumstances such as true threats or likely imminent lawlessness.
The Bailey v. Iles case, where IJ successfully defended Waylon Bailey again...