According to Hunger First Director Michael Gillis, he let two men hang out at the front of the organization’s building on Aug. 20, 2020. When he left the site to serve lunches to those experiencing homelessness, he returned to find a Kingsport Police Department (KPD) officer ordering the men to leave.The encounter resulted in Gillis’ arrest, with the KPD charging him with disorderly conduct, failing to obey lawful order, resisting arrest and illegal parking. On Wednesday, April 27, a Sullivan County judge found Gillis guilty on four of the five charges.