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://local12.com/news/nation-world/grandmother-files-lawsuit-saying-arrest-staged-reality-tv-show-donna-dillon-knox-county-tennessee-sheriffs-office-reelz-on-patrol-live-cop-show-excessive-force-pain-suffering-suing-court-news
Jul 25, 2026 · 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.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.facebook.com/cnninternational/posts/a-year-after-her-arrest-donna-dillon-filed-a-lawsuit-in-june-against-knox-county/1407776567884057/
6 days ago · A year after her arrest, Donna Dillon filed a lawsuit in June against Knox County, the sheriff and four deputies, alleging the frightening ordeal only happened because they were filming for the show...
https://livenewschat.eu/donna-dillon-tennessee-grandmother-arrest-staged-reality-tv-on-patrol-live-lawsuit-2026/
6 days ago · Donna Dillon was standing on her front porch in Knox County, Tennessee, when she saw roughly 10 officers in her driveway, flanked by a cameraman filming for the REELZ channel show “On Patrol: Live.” They were there to arrest her on a three-year-old misdemeanor assault charge that has since been dropped.
https://article.wn.com/view-steel/2026/06/27/Woman_in_On_Patrol_Live_arrest_over_neighbor_fight_sues_Knox/
Jun 27, 2026 · Knox County body cam footage shows an 'On Patrol: Live' arrest Donna Dillion was arrested in June 2025 on a night when the Knox County Sheriff's Office was filming an episode of "On Patrol: Live." Knox County Sheriff's Office video provided by Donna Dillon A Hardin Valley woman is suing the Knox County Sheriff's Office after her arrest on old charges was recorded for the TV show "On Patrol ...
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 ...
