Turning Point USA official charged with campus assault on LGBTQ instructor: report

Kalen D'Almeida, a figure in the far-right student group Turning Point USA, has been charged with assault of an LGBTQ instructor at Arizona State University, reported KPNX's Brahm Resnik on Thursday.

D'Almeida has been charged with misdemeanor harassment, assault and disorderly conduct, according to court documents obtained by Resnik. Also charged is Braden Ellis, who reportedly worked as D'Almeida's videographer.

The attack, which began when TPUSA members confronted the instructor and was caught on film in October, was investigated by ASU police as a possible hate crime, reported 12News at the time.

"ASU security video of the incident released late Friday shows instructor David Boyles appearing to lunge at the TPUSA videographer. He is then shoved to the ground by the TPUSA personality who was peppering Boyles with questions about sexuality. Boyles appears to hit his head on the stone plaza," said that earlier report. "Boyles is a founder of Drag Story Hour. He teaches writing and a course on LGBTQ+ youth in pop culture and politics."

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TPUSA, headed up by the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, was a firm backer of former President Donald Trump, and many of its members have triggered controversy around the country, including a chapter president at the University of Missouri who last year was caught posting racial slurs on Snapchat.

In recent months Fox News, which once worked closely with TPUSA, has appeared to distance itself from the group.