Protester Who Played ‘Star Wars’ Song Sues After Arrest in Washington NYT | Top Stories Chris Cameron 24 October 2025 at 09:12 Sam O’Hara was playing the “Imperial March” theme from the movie while protesting the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital when he was handcuffed by city police officers. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesNational Guard troops patrolling around the Washington Monument in August.