A controversy is growing in Tangipahoa Parish after a 19-year-old was banned from the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival over a viral TikTok video.
-The video showed Amari Sexton dancing with a caption referencing the Strawberry Festival while lyrics in the background referenced a shooting.
-Police said concerned tips led to a search warrant, and Hammond police seized multiple electronic devices from Sexton’s home.
-Legal experts and community activists are questioning whether posting Sexton’s name and driver’s license photo went too far.
-What remains unclear: police have said they had additional evidence beyond the video, but they have not publicly detailed what that evidence was.
According to Ponchatoula police, Hammond police.
WWL & WBRZ reporting.
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