Full Breakdown
EJ Carrion Arrested After Profane Remarks at Tarrant County Commissioners Court
8/13/2026, 12:44:54 AM
Core Event
Fort Worth resident EJ Carrion, host of the 817 Podcast, was taken into custody early Wednesday on a warrant for “disrupting a meeting or procession,” a Class B misdemeanor in Texas. The arrest follows his removal from a Tarrant County Commissioners Court public-comment session earlier in the week after he used profanity and called County Judge Tim O’Hare a “small man” and “crybaby.”
Background & Context
The Commissioners Court enforces a decorum policy that bars personal attacks, profanity, obscene or slanderous remarks during public meetings. In January 2025 the court approved a rule—revisited in February—authorizing sheriff’s deputies to issue trespass warnings to anyone violating that policy. The policy has been invoked repeatedly this year, including the removal of former state Rep. Lon Burnam for supporting a speaker who had been ejected.
Data & Statistics
- Charge: Disrupting a meeting or procession (Class B misdemeanor).
- Potential penalties: Fine up to $2,000, up to 180 days in jail, or both.
- Age: 36.
- Attendance: Carrion regularly participates in Commissioners Court, Fort Worth City Council, and Fort Worth ISD meetings, often signing up for public comment.
Official Statements & Responses
The sheriff’s office said it was gathering information about the arrest but offered no further comment.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Free speech does not mean anyone can cause whatever chaos, say whatever foul-mouth thing, do whatever agitation, do whatever disrupting or campaign at a government business meeting,” — Tim O’Hare, county judge
- “There’s this view that being an elected official in Tarrant County, and really in Texas, means that you are entitled to enforce your will,” — Alexander Montalvo, Carrion’s friend and fellow activist
