Fairhope Police Add More Charges to Penis Protestor
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
February 28, 2026
FAIRHOPE, Ala. A woman arrested during a protest in Fairhope last October is now facing two additional charges.
Renea Gamble, who has now become locally famous, was one of about twenty demonstrators on US 98 and drew the attention of local police after someone allegedly complained that she was wearing a penis costume.
When several Fairhope police officers approached her to address the issue, she was uncooperative and refused to identify herself truthfully, police said.
“She was there with this phallic costume on, holding an American flag and a sign that said no dictator,” Gamble’s attorney David Gespass said.
Fairhope Police Body camera footage shows the interaction between Gamble and an officer where she asked an officer, “Am I being detained?’ And the officer doesn’t respond
So, she turns to walk away,” Gespass explained. “He then grabs her from behind, pulls her down onto the ground.”
Originally charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an arrest, she now faces two more charges after police took out two new warrants against her.
The new charges are Giving officers a false name and breaking a city ordinance related to disturbing the peace.
When police asked Gamble in October for her name, she said “Antifa”. However, at some point after the arrest and possibly once transported to the Fairhope city jail, police did learn of her legal name.
Police also said in the document for the new warrant, that Gamble violated a municipal ordinance, unlawfully disturbing the peace of others “by dressing as a giant erect penis at or about a major traffic intersection where the safety of pedestrians and/or traffic was at substantial risk.”
The trial is set for Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.
After Gamble’s original arrest, many in the community stood with her and supported her and some even blamed the Fairhope police officers for being overzealous and making more of the situation than was warranted.
Gamble’s attorney said this case centers on constitutionally protected political speech and believes his client is not at fault.
“If it’s offensive to one person, I don’t know if that means it’s sufficiently offensive to be offensive to the community,” Gespass said. “It’s not so much her as the Constitution is on trial.”
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