EXCLUSIVE: Fort Worth Police Threaten Street Preachers with Arrest for “Offensive” Speech at Trinity Pride Fest, Issue Citation for “Unreasonable Noise”

In an exclusive comment provided by veteran preacher Rich Penkoski to Leftover News: “These officers today aren’t being properly trained in the 1st amendment. Police in America can’t seem to separate their feelings from their job. America is turning into the UK. If we don’t fight for our rights we will lose them!! Where are all the Christians and conservatives?! Over 350,000 republicans were made aware of their pride event in Fort Worth and not 1 showed up to stand against it.” Street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham provided recordings to Leftover News that shows Fort Worth police officers systematically violating their First Amendment rights while they attempted to preach on public streets and sidewalks during the Trinity Pride Fest on June 27, 2026. According to a detailed incident account and exclusive comments provided to Leftover News, officers immediately blocked the preachers from public property upon arrival, threatened them with trespassing arrests, and later issued a citation for “unreasonable noise” while openly stating that citations could be based on whether attendees found the biblical message “offensive.” Grisham can be heard reminding officers that he…