Newsom silent on violent Berkeley protest of TPUSA at California university
Two days after agitators violently disrupted a TPUSA event in Berkeley, California, the state's governor, Gavin Newsom, has yet to issue a public comment on the matter.The incident unfolded on...
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Two days after agitators violently disrupted a TPUSA event in Berkeley, California, the state's governor, Gavin Newsom , has yet to issue a public comment on the matter. The incident unfolded on Monday night on the campus of UC Berkeley at a Turning Point event featuring actor Rob Schneider and author Frank Turek, a Christian mentor of the organization's late founder, Charlie Kirk. Left-wing agitators swarmed Zellerbach Hall, where the event, which was the last stop on the "This is the Turning Point" tour, was held. Four students at the university were arrested, according to The Daily Californian , which omitted the suspects' names from its report. They were described as females between the ages of 20 and 22. Each was reportedly charged with felony vandalism . The UC Berkeley Police Department confirmed that two other men were arrested during the night's activities. FETTERMAN FIRES BACK AT NEWSOM AFTER SHUTDOWN CRITICISM, REFUSES TO 'PLAY CHICKEN' WITH THE LIVES OF AMERICANS Christopher Joseph Benton, 48, who is unaffiliated with the school, was arrested for trespassing, resisting or obstructing an officer and being unlawfully present on campus, all misdemeanors. Jay Eduardo Maytorena, 22, listed as a current or former student, was arrested for trespassing and resisting or obstructing an officer. Several of the skirmishes at the event went viral, including a man caught on video beating a Turning Point USA supporter who was arrested and charged with violent crimes. Police said that upon further investigation, the second man involved in the fight was attempting to rob the victim of his necklace. "After speaking with the involved parties and corroborating information through open-source media footage, officers determined that one of the men—Jihad Dphrepaulezz (a 25-year-old Oakland man) had stolen the other man’s chain from around his neck," police said. "The other man was attempting to get his chain back from Dphrepaulezz." GAVIN NEWSOM TELLS DEMOCRATS THEY 'WALKED A…