A man who says he was detained by police for following an Ohio National Guard unit while playing Darth Vader’s theme from the movie “Star Wars” on his phone sued Washington on Oct. 23, claiming his constitutional rights were violated.
Sam O’Hara’s lawyers said in the lawsuit that the music known as “The Imperial March” serves as the soundtrack for his nonviolent protests against the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital.
O’Hara, an artist who works in the hospitality industry, said he was looking for a humorous way to protest after becoming “deeply concerned about the normalization of troops patrolling D.C. neighborhoods.”…
Man Detained While Playing ‘Darth Vader Theme’ in Washington Sues Over Arrest
