Illinois State University teacher's assistant flips Turning Point USA table, tears down flyers: 'Jesus did it'

An Illinois State University faculty member was arrested after he was accused of flipping a Turning Point USA learner group's table and tearing down promotional flyers on campus last week Derek Lopez a -year-old graduate aspirant and teaching assistant at the university was captured on camera speaking to a man standing near the table set up by students in the conservative group to promote political comedian Alex Stein s upcoming event at the institution before he then tossed the table video shows Well you know Jesus did it so you know I gotta do it right Lopez advised the man before he was seen flipping the table over TURNING POINT LEADER DEMANDS REPERCUSSIONS FOR UCHICAGO PROFESSOR ARRESTED AT ANTI-ICE RALLY Thanks guys have a great day he later sneers as he waves and leaves the area Lopez also allegedly disrupted a second informational table hosted by a apprentice group according to Illinois State University Police He was arrested on Friday and faces charges for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property Police mentioned the matter is pending and may be grounds for additional charges and university disciplinary action We are committed to protecting the First Amendment rights as well as safety of everyone in our campus public Police Chief Aaron Woodruff declared in a comment We encourage all members of our population to learn more about free speech rights and responsibilities at Illinois State University including constructive options to respond when encountering speech they may disagree with the announcement continued TURNING POINT USA DRAWS AT FIRST TOUR EVENT SINCE KIRK'S ASSASSINATIONTurning Point USA was co-founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was murdered during an event at Utah Valley University last month