FROM FOX NEWS: An Illinois State University teaching assistant has been fired after he was captured on video flipping a Turning Point USA table and tearing up the group’s flyers.
“While Illinois State University does not comment specifically on personnel matters, we can confirm Derek Lopez has been relieved of his duties as a graduate teaching assistant pending further investigation,” the school confirmed in a Monday afternoon release.
Lopez, a 27-year-old graduate student, can be seen in the video speaking to a man next to where the conservative group was promoting an upcoming appearance by political comedian Alex Stein.
In a blasphemous display, Lopez declared, “Well, you know, Jesus did it, so you know I gotta do it, right?”
He then flipped the table over and said, “Thanks, guys. Have a great day,” and walked away.
He was additionally accused of disrupting a second table hosted by a student group, Illinois State University Police said.
He was arrested on Friday and faces charges for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property, as well as possible additional charges and university disciplinary action.
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