Acircuit court judge on Wednesday dismissed a defamation claim filed by Joe Morrissey against Richmond private detective and activist Jimmie Lee Jarvis over a 2022 tweet in which Jarvis called the then-state senator a “liar,” a “violent thug” and a “sexual predator.”
During the Wednesday hearing in which he dismissed the claim, Judge Charles Maxfield argued that there is “overwhelming” evidence that Jarvis’ name-calling had a “factual basis.”
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