Testimony is set to begin Tuesday in a federal civil lawsuit in which a self-styled citizen journalist claims that Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan and his deputies infringed his First Amendment rights as he gathered news for his social media accounts.
Last September, a federal magistrate ruled that the sheriff violated the plaintiff’s rights. Based on that ruling, the trial is expected to focus on the amount of damages Fort Bend County owes Pulliam.
Justin Pulliam, a Fort Bend County resident, has for several years been posting videos of encounters between county law enforcement officers and citizens and posting them on his Facebook account and a YouTube channel called “Corruption Report.” The videos often depict Pulliam being confrontational with officers…