Man Charged with Assault at UT Tyler Turning Point USA Event
Police said the former student was arrested after video showed him swinging a cane and assaulting three people at the event.
- On Tuesday, Ciro Stephen Tomlian was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault causing bodily injury following an incident at a Turning Point USA event in Tyler.
- Video shows the man tearing down an American flag and telling organizers, "y'all don't deserve this," before saying, "Back the f--- up you fascist pieces of s---." Campus police officers quickly restrained him.
- Julie Philley stated, "Everyone has the right to free speech, and violence will not be tolerated at this university." Officials confirmed the assailant was a former student not currently enrolled.
- Congressman Nathaniel Moran posted a response to the video, stating, "violence has no place on any campus, and it doesn't represent East Texas," and adding, "The First Amendment protects your right to speak."
- Tomlian is currently held in the Smith County Jail after campus police responded immediately, criminally trespassing him from university grounds following the Tuesday assault.
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THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) A top-hat-wearing activist was arrested Tuesday after allegedly striking three people with a cane during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Texas at Tyler. Video shows the individual shouting profanity, calling participants fascists, tearing down an American flag and threatening others with the cane before police intervened. University President Julie Phil…
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