NEW: North Carolina high school student who went viral for hitting his teacher has been smacked with felony charges & is being charged as an adult.
This is how it’s done.
17-year-old Aquavis Hickman has been indicted on assault and kidnapping charges for two separate incidents.
Hickman assaulted one of his teachers in February and another in April.
“We stand with teachers. We will fight to protect those teachers. And if you lay a hand on a teacher and assault a teacher, you can expect that the punishment will be swift and severe,” said Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill.
Good.
WATCH: Emory professors staged a walk-out on last day of classes, calling for removal of Emory president, Gregory Fenves.
Fenves apologized for initial response pointing to “mischaracterization” of protesters.
20 of the 28 arrested were Emory students & staff.
UPDATE: Atlanta police violently attacked the Gaza protest encampment at Emory University within hours after it was set up.
Cops teargassed, shot rubber bullets, arrested several students and faculty, and brutally tased a detained student.
Student protestor tells me police presence from the start made it a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” Says @UTAustin protestors had no intention of violence and wanted to exercise their 1A rights peacefully, but believes law enforcement in riot gear escalated situation to where it’s now about students vs. police.
WATCH: Among those arrested today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University.
I’ve asked for a comment from Emory on this arrest, no word yet.
This video provided to us by an #Emory PHD student. You can hear him in this video. @ATLNewsFirst