(ANITA)
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL GOT
PHYSICAL IN VIRGINIA BEACH THIS
WEEKEND AFTER A VIRGINIA
WESLEYAN SECURITY OFFICER
TACKLED A SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
(TOM)
THIS HAPPENED AT SATURDAY'S
RALLY FOR BERNIE SANDERS.
THAT PROTESTER TELLS 10 ON
YOUR SIDE'S JASON MARKS HE
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOICE HIS
OPINION ON THE CANDIDATES.
(JASON)
THAT'S THE WAY HE FEELS AND
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS DOING UNTIL
HE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE CAMPUS.
(JASON MARKS)
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"I'M NOT AN AGGRESSIVE PERSON"
MARKUS GOHRING
(GORE-RING)
AND HIS FRIENDS WANTED TO
EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS SATURDAY NIGHT OUTSIDE
THE BERNIE SANDERS RALLY.
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"TELL THE PEOPLE THAT GO THERE
THAT I'M NOT WITH THEM"
GOHRING WHO SUPPORTS PRESIDENT
TRUMP STOOD OUTSIDE THE EVENT AT
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FOR
AN HOUR BEFORE HE WAS CONFRONTED
BY A CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICER.
"YEAH THEY ARE KICKING OUT THE
GUY FOR SAYING TRUMP"
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHO HE WAS
WHAT HIS AUTHORITY IS AND SO I
ASKED WHO AUTHORIZES HIM TO TELL
THAT I HAVE TO GO OFF GROUNDS"
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"WE HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION BUT
HE WAS NOT APPROACHABLE IN ANY
WAY"
AT THAT POINT GOHRING DECIDED TO
LEAVE BUT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY
SECURITY FOLLOWED.
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"HE APPROACHED ME THEN FROM
BEHIND AND THE REST IS VIDEO"
"SIR YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH
HIM.. HEY.. HEY.. CHEERS"
GOHRING SUFFERED SCRAPES ON HIS
KNEES. HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THE
GUARD EVEN PULLED OUT HIS BATON.
(MARKUS GOHRING/PROTESTER)
"I SAW HE WAS PULLING A WEAPON
AND THAT'S WHEN I RAN"
(TIM ANDESON/ATTORNEY)
"IT WAS A MATTER OF GETTING THAT
OFF OF THAT CAMPUS PROPERTY THAT
WAS THE 100 PERCENT MOTIVATION
OF THAT CAMPUS SECURITY GUARD"
GOHRING HIRED TIM ANDERSON TO GO
OVER HIS LEGAL OPTIONS.
(TIM ANDESON/ATTORNEY)
"WELL THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO
ACTIONS AND SO WE ARE GOING TO
EXPLORE THOSE CONSEQUENCES.
THERE ARE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
ANDERSON PLANS TO PRESS ASSAULT
CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICER AS
SOON AS HE LEARNS HIS NAME.
(JASON)
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN SENT 10 ON
YOUR SIDE A STATEMENT SAYING THE
CAMPUS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND
THE OFFICER ONLY TOOK ACTION
AFTER GOHRING BECAME DISRUPTIVE.
WE'RE TOLD THE UNIVERSITY
WELCOMES FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT
WHEN THE CONVERSATION BECOMES A
THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, IT
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ON OUR
CAMPUS."
