The lawsuit alleges John Merrifield cost the city-parish government money when he created two fake Facebook events that said Antifa would show up in Lafayette's high-end River Ranch community and a mall.
that have been involved in some violent clashes in recent years. The movement has no unified structure or national leadership.Merrifield, who owns the Facebook page"cajUUUn Memes," created an event in July called"ANTIFA takes River Ranch." . The social media post was satirical and the event's description included jokes to tip people off, Merrifield told The Daily Advertiser at the time.
The post also references armed demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 restrictions, saying"Arms optional. Legs encouraged." But"concerned residents flooded" Lafayette Consolidated Government with phone calls, city-parish lawyers James Gibson and Michael Adley argued in their lawsuit. The Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office investigated the event.
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