All charges filed against Big Bend Times publisher David Flash in a series of politically motivated prosecutions in Jeff Davis County have been dismissed.
The dismissals include:
- A disorderly conduct charge stemming from a June 27, 2025, incident in which a sheriff’s deputy forcibly removed and detained Flash during a public meeting.
- A terroristic threat charge, dropped earlier in the process.
- A harassment charge.
- A traffic citation for allegedly “failing to drive on the right side of the roadway,” issued after Flash said he was pulled over and threatened. That citation was dismissed with prejudice.
Flash said none of the charges had merit and described them as part of “a pattern of baseless, retaliatory actions — a political prosecution designed to silence me and hinder my work as a journalist.”
“The facts were never on their side, and now the court record reflects that,” Flash said. “I appreciate those in the press who covered these matters and hope they will now update the public with the full story: all charges have been thrown out.”
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