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This well-known content creator (Michael Bowman) goes deep into the hills of West Virginia, where locals are upset about a small-town sewage disaster (Worthington, WV). They ask him to come document what’s happening. So he does. He drives there and he begins to document what they show him. And it’s terrible. You have raw sewage basically coming into people’s homes and going other places it shouldn’t be. It’s literally forcing people out of homes they’ve lived in forever. This is a failure of their local public officials. So Michael goes to a public meeting seeking more information. But it doesn’t go well. The public officials aren’t interested in discussing this ongoing disaster that is harming their constituents. But he doesn’t give up. The next day he comes back and tries again, and ends up getting arrested.
Details: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2026/04/21/content-creator-arrested-exposing-towns-sewer-disaster/
Michael Bowman’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bowman_tv/
Michael Bowman’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.bowman.9849
Michael Bowman’s Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bowmantv
Town of Worthington (West Virginia): https://www.townofworthington.net
Marion County (West Virginia) Sheriff: https://www.marioncountywv.com/departments/sheriff_law_office/index.php
Worthington WV Sewage Crisis Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/968081348467640/
The Worthington Truth Chronicles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210484137643651
Media Report from WBOY: https://youtu.be/Le28EpniEYY?si=HeSUuyvmuB6V99xy
Media Report from The Times West Virginian: https://www.timeswv.com/news/local_news/marion-county-sheriffs-office-drops-worthington-charges-against-content-creator-michael-bowman/article_1d225329-4b57-46af-9493-42bead816e81.html
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Pull a movie like the movie, "Sahara" give those council members and Mayor bottles of water filled from the creek, see how they react and then go, what, I thought it was safe to drink 🤷🏻
Calm down Bubba hes only trying to help
19:35 likely a Mobile Device Forensic Tool like Cellebrite.
City and County councils are the most corrupt government organizations across the country. Every city and county has one and corruption constantly goes on daily. They act above the lawe and weaponize the law enforcement agencies as their thugs. Everywhere.
I hope you Sue that village bankrupt
I heard the mayor and sheriff r tyrants.
If you can’t move, it seems like the only fix would be to use an outhouse and get your drinking water elsewhere up the mountain and run it through a burkey or a reverse osmosis system – and stop paying taxes on water and sewer & encourage your 188 neighbors to do the same. Obviously the tax money isn’t going toward fixing anything. It doesn’t fix that everything around you is contaminated or the smell but it may preserve your health until action is taken.
small towns desperately need a voice.. i am so glad he has been able to get word out there and is helping the people
America's biggest problem is that corruption isn't prosecuted. This is true in rural West Virginia and Washington DC.
Does that sewage make you obese .?
One day someone is gonna remind these gov officials that if they take an issue with citizens using their 1st amendment they're really not gonna like it if citizens use their 2nd
It's called Good OLE BOY government running a crooked little town. They call each other because their all buddies. They are making their OWN RULES running a little town and don't care about the people that are suffering there. These 'officials' just care about the money that's going in their pockets BUT they ARE afraid the RIGHT ones will find out and out them out of office for what is probably arrestable offenses
"I thought he was the city attorney."
The dude is wearing shit kicker boots. He's not the city attorney..
Body cams are great but can be manipulated like any video.😢
First of all, let me say I'm sorry that this is happening to this community. This should never happen to anybody. That being said, this is also a community that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump by almost 65%. Donald Trump and the Republican Party have done everything they can to destroy the EPA, the same governmental program that would be fighting on behalf of these people. So these people literally voted against the help that they needed. That's something that should really be thought of in this community, but of course, I'm sure that was never a focus in their mind.
North Andover MA has no BWC. Ask Kelsey Fitzsimmons about that.
😂 I bet that badge wears differently behind bars as well! Cell block 6!
This guy is awesome, love the work he’s done, like a modern, male version of Erin Brockovich. But I cringe every time he uses abundantly in the wrong context lol.
I was wondering when i would see this video
Oh boy, If they didn't want their problem exposed to everyone, they made a BIG mistake arresting Bowman. Everyone needs to share and like this video
truth is any small town like that doesn’t want a middle aged podcaster that’s wearing a linking park T-Shirt walking into they’re town telling them what’s wrong with it. they already know what’s wrong with it but would rather keep it internal than external even if it means having no leech beds or septic tanks installed on their property. there’s a easy fix. do a gofundme and install septic tanks on everyone’s property with a decent leech bed and possibly a grinder pump 😂
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24:46 Roger Cunningham, First Amendment violator. These people need to be named and shamed.
End all qualified immunity
I hope you get the mayors cell phone recording, that may tell an interesting story.
The town citizens need to wear gopros that live stream to online sources so that cops can't just get the only video by taking or breaking the recording device and then raise hell by asking everyone questions recording and streaming everything and gather evidence to sue everyone involved in the corruption
FBI needs to get there and get all those corrupts city hall and police department!!!!
No body cams equals corruption. I.e. Florida sheriff Grady Judd.
Whoever is willing to commit the most violence is the Law. All Law is truly violence; the use of force.
Carefull how you vote. The people who will remove/ignore infrastructure, regulations and consumer protections isn't always the best way. low taxes don't help you if you are in the ICU with Cancer, Hepatitis, Dysentery or Legionnaires disease. Or worse, dead.
This is why the people will eventually revolt and drag these people put into the streets and turn them into rotting tree decorations.