https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/woman-in-on-patrol-live-arrest-over-neighbor-fight-sues-knox-county-sheriff/ar-AA26FqiG
Donna Dillon says the arrest was made for TV and did not serve any legitimate law enforcement purpose other than to "generate dramatic content for television."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/25/us/grandmother-arrest-police-reality-show
Jul 25, 2026 · Donna Dillon and her husband were winding down and getting ready to watch Netflix after an ideal summer evening. Then they heard a bang at the door.
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/knoxville/knox-co-woman-sues-sheriffs-office-claims-on-patrol-live-arrest-violated-rights/51-16eaef6b-103b-483d-9fc9-bb62ce81af19
Jun 29, 2026 · Donna Dillon is suing the Knox County Sheriff's Office, claiming her 2025 arrest was staged for a TV show, violating her rights.
https://www.wivk.com/2026/06/29/knox-county-sheriff-deputies-sued-over-arrest-featured-on-reality-tv-show/
Jun 29, 2026 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler, the county, and multiple sheriff’s deputies are facing a lawsuit connected to an arrest filmed for the reality TV show On Patrol: Live. The lawsuit was filed by 56-year-old Donna Dillon, who alleges she was arrested on a misdemeanor assault warrant from late 2022 that she claims was never previously served and that she did ...
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/knoxville-news-sentinel/20260627/281505052941632
Jun 27, 2026 · Donna Dillon comment on ongoing litigation. What happened during Donna Dillon’s arrest? In June 2025, five Knox County Sheriff ’s Office cruisers with at least seven deputies pulled up to Dillon’s Hardin Valley home with an “On Patrol: Live” camera crew in tow. The Dillon family had just gotten out of their pool.
https://www.fakta.co/tennessee-woman-sues-knox-county-arrest
5 days ago · Donna Dillon filed a lawsuit against Knox County officials, alleging her June 2025 arrest was staged for the reality TV show On Patrol: Live.
https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/06/29/knox-county-woman-says-kcso-arrested-her-stale-warrant-needlessly-injuring-her-patrol-live-content/
Jun 29, 2026 · The woman suing the county, 56-year-old Donna Dillon, says she was arrested on a stale assault charge from more than two years ago, then mistreated while in custody just after having surgery on her shoulder. The woman suing the county, 56-year-old Donna Dillon, claims she didn’t even know there was a warrant on file for her.
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6 days ago · 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 ...
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2025/11/25/was-a-knox-county-arrest-a-made-for-tv-event-for-on-patrol-live/86744934007/
Nov 25, 2025 · Donna Dillon suggests, like others have in other jurisdictions across the country, that officers made an arrest in a manner that was more dramatic and entertaining because an “On Patrol: Live ...
https://www.thenationalblackmarket.com/tennessee-woman-sues-over-staged-arrest
Jul 25, 2026 · A Knox County, Tennessee resident filed a federal lawsuit in June alleging local sheriff's deputies staged her arrest on an outdated warrant to create dramatic footage for the reality television show "On Patrol: Live." Donna Dillon was detained on her front steps after officers swarmed her home accompanied by a television camera crew. Authorities arrested her based on a three-year-old warrant ...
