Va Governor calls for investigation of honor students brutal arrest by

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Alcohol Beverage Control agents in Charlottesville.

He tried to use a fake ID to enter a bar and was denied. Then the ABC agents rushed in to escalate the situation.

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Virginia ABC Statement Regarding Charlottesville Incident
March 18, 2015 at 4:10pm
While monitoring licensed establishments on University Avenue in the City of
Charlottesville, uniformed Virginia ABC special agents arrested a 20-year-old
male early on the morning of March 18.

The individual was charged with Public Intoxication and Obstruction of Justice in
an incident that occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 18 in the 1500
block of University Avenue. The uniformed ABC agents observed and
approached the individual after he was refused entry to a licensed establishment.
A determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual based
on their observations and further questioning.

In the course of an arrest being made, the arrested individual sustained
injuries. The individual received treatment for his injuries at a local
hospital and was released.

Governor McAuliffe has requested that Virginia State Police conduct an independent
investigation into the circumstances of the arrest, including use of
force. Virginia ABC will provide whatever information or assistance is
requested by Virginia State Police.

Virginia ABC is restricting the special agents involved in the incident to
administrative duties while the investigation is underway.

The governor of Virginia asked state police Tuesday to investigate what happened when a black third-year student at the University of Virginia was bloodied while being arrested by Alcoholic Beverage Control agents.

Martese Johnson, 20, a member of the university's Honor Committee and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, was arrested around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday and charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice, according to student newspaper The Cavalier Daily and the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Video and photos from the arrest show Johnson on the ground with his face and shirt covered in blood as agents hold him down. The incident went viral Tuesday afternoon with dozens of people writing #MarteseJohnson and #BlackLivesMatter on social media. Governor Terry McAuliffe issued a statement saying his office is keeping a close eye on the case.

"Governor McAuliffe is concerned by the reports of this incident and has asked the Secretary of Public Safety to initiate an independent Virginia State Police investigation into the use of force in this matter," the statement said. "The governor's office has been in contact with University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan and local law enforcement and will continue to monitor this situation closely as the investigation proceeds."

The special agents involved in Johnson's arrest have been assigned to administrative duties while the investigation is underway, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said in a statement.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/03/18/bloody-arrest-of-black-student-leads-to-investigation/24987987/

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1. this is barbaric, this is un-called for, this is impunity at its worst,

things have changed in this country. I'm lost for words, I would be looked at if i voice my opinion..

[eridani]

2. University of Virginia honors student, Martese Johnson, brutally and unjustly beaten by police

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/18/1371833/-University-of-Virginia-honors-student-Martese-Johnson-brutally-and-unjustly-beaten-by-police

A popular undergraduate honors student and leader at the University of Virginia, Martese Johnson, was brutally assaulted by law enforcement near the campus very early Wednesday morning.

Witnesses said that Martese, a part of a huge crowd of UVA students, was denied entry to the Trinity Irish Pub by a bouncer and was immediately slammed face first on to the ground by law enforcement. According to witnesses he never resisted arrest or questioning and never fought the officers the entire time. As they smashed Martese up against the concrete, he can be heard telling them that he is a UVA student and that what they are doing is racist.

Governor Terry McAuliffe called for an immediate investigation into this brutality, but the anger and frustration over it is building quickly.

A video filmed by bystanders has been released and can be seen below the fold.