DC man who followed troops around playing Darth Vader theme sues over his arrest

Source: Independent [UK]

“A Washington, D.C. man is suing police, a National Guard member, and the district itself, claiming his constitutional rights were violated after being detained last month for trailing a National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme from the Star Wars franchise.Sam O’Hara, 35, represented by an attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against four D.C. police officers, an Ohio National Guard member, and the District of Columbia itself.” (10/23/25)

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/washington-dc-man-sues-troops-star-wars-b2851167.html