Topic - Bryton Mellott

Related Stories

This July 4, 2016, file photo provided by the Champaign County Sheriff's Office in Urbana, Ill., shows Bryton Mellott, who was arrested after posting online pictures of himself burning an American flag. Mellott filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, seeking to have the state's flag desecration law declared unconstitutional. (Champaign County (Ill.) Sheriff's Office via AP)

Bryton Mellott, flag burner, sues over July 4 arrest

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This July 4, 2016, file photo provided by the Champaign County Sheriff's Office in Urbana, Ill., shows Bryton Mellott, who was arrested after posting online pictures of himself burning an American flag. Mellott filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, seeking to have the state's flag desecration law declared unconstitutional. (Champaign County (Ill.) Sheriff's Office via AP)

Illinois man sues over his July 4 flag-burning arrest

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press