Grandmother files lawsuit, saying her arrest was staged for reality TV show
Grandmother files lawsuit, saying her arrest was staged for reality TV show
Grandmother files lawsuit, saying her arrest was staged for reality TV show
The arrest was reportedly filmed for the REELZ show "On Patrol: Live."
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A Tennessee grandmother is suing Knox County, its sheriff and four deputies after she says her arrest was staged as part of a reality TV show, per CNN.
Donna Dillon says, in June 2025, the Knox County Sheriff's arrested her on a three-year-old misdemeanor assault charge that has since been dropped. The dramatic arrest was filmed for the REELZ channel show "On Patrol: Live."
Dillon says she was handcuffed in front of her 17-year-old son, and the arresting deputies used excessive force and left her in a police vehicle for hours. The position reportedly caused pain and suffering to a shoulder she had just had surgery on.
Knox County, the sheriff and the deputies have until early September to respond to the lawsuit. "On Patrol: Live" did not comment on the lawsuit, but says Dillon's arrest has not aired and there are no plans to air it.