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The co-founder of nan group Students for Trump was arrested Tuesday connected home unit charges.
Washington DC’s Metropolitan constabulary section arrested Ryan Fournier, 30, and charged him pinch elemental battle and attempted threats to do bodily harm, Defector first reported.
According to apprehension documents, nan alleged incident took spot Monday nighttime astatine a luxury flat analyzable successful Washington DC. Speaking to authorities, an unnamed unfortunate stated she was visiting Fournier – who she had been allegedly making love for 2 months – erstwhile she recovered him connected nan floor, “apparently intoxicated”.
When she tried to aftermath him up, Fournier allegedly “started swinging his fists astatine her and struck her successful nan look pinch a closed fist 2 aliases 3 times”, according to nan victim, who claimed Fournier had a weapon astatine his broadside but did not constituent aliases usage it against her. The unfortunate besides alleged that Fournier said: “I’ll termination everyone here.”
In an affidavit, a witnesser who described himself arsenic Fournier’s roommate said erstwhile he heard nan unfortunate effort to aftermath Fournier, he allegedly screamed: “Don’t touch me, woman!”, “Do you want maine to crush your caput successful pinch this lamp?”
“[Witness] returned to nan agency wherever [Fournier] was swinging a handheld vacuum around, screaming astatine [Victim]. [Witness] sewage betwixt nan 2 attempting to abstracted some parties. [Witness] said that he went to nan bath and heard [Fournier] yelling, ‘Do you want to dice today?’ [Victim] ran into nan bathroom, and according to [Witness], ‘looked for illustration she had been punched successful nan face.’ [Witness] called 911, and [Fournier] near nan apartment, during this clip [Victim] said to [Witness], ‘Don’t fto him stab me,’” nan affidavit continued.
The Guardian has reached retired to nan Metropolitan constabulary section for comment.
After his arrest, Fournier entered a not blameworthy plea during Tuesday’s arraignment connected misdemeanor charges. The judge issued a pretrial no-contact bid and a position proceeding has been group for 7 July.
In November 2023, Fournier was arrested successful North Carolina connected home unit charges aft he was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend by “grabbing her correct limb and striking her successful nan forehead” pinch a handgun, according to tribunal documents astatine nan time.
His charges, including home battle connected a female and battle pinch a deadly weapon, were dismissed respective weeks later.
According to his website, Fournier describes himself arsenic a commentator and podcast host. After nan decease of Charlie Kirk – whose organization, Turning Point USA, acquired nan leasing authorities to nan Students for Trump web domain and societal media accounts successful 2019 – Fournier falsely accused Cindy Rehberg, a Wisconsin principal, of celebrating Kirk’s death, prompting a activity of decease threats against her.
He later retracted nan declare connected X, writing: “We must proceed exposing individuals mocking Charlie Kirk’s death, but accuracy is critical.”
