Court clears roofer who protested ‘illegals’

As reported on the Political Pistachio Radio: Terry Funderburk appeared Thursday evening on the Political Pistacio Radio program. Funderburk, 52, who calls himself "The Lone Protester" and was featured on a national TV news program, was arrested July 16 in an affluent Columbia subdivision after police said he caused a disturbance while protesting illegal alien workers installing copper roofing on a home. Funderburk believed the workers were illegal immigrants because he said they looked Hispanic. He had bid to work on the home, but the owner chose another roofer.

Funderburk asked for a jury trial, saying he had not violated any laws during the protest. Funderburk said he had refused plea bargains because he believed he had not committed a crime. He was found not guilty of disorderly-conduct charges Wednesday in Columbia Municipal Court. “I’ve been vindicated,” he said Wednesday after the trial.

Funderburk gained national attention in August when CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” featured Funderburk’s story. He has appeared on many radio shows and has published a story about his "victory" website at The Lone Protester.

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