Student arrested for flipping Turning Point table charged days prior in similar anti-conservative incident

A pupil astatine the University of Iowa who was arrested Wednesday aft constabulary accidental helium flipped a Turning Point USA array connected field was arrested lone days anterior for a akin alleged enactment against the school's Young America's Foundation (YAF) group.

A transgression ailment against Justin Calhoon says helium flipped a YAF array connected field connected Oct. 27. He was arrested connected Oct. 31 and charged with disorderly conduct, fifth-degree transgression mischief and third-degree harassment, according to apprehension records.

The ailment says that Calhoon near a residence hallway aboriginal successful the day and was caught connected field surveillance approaching the YAF array and displaying "disruptive and assertive behavior."

A mugshot of Justin Calhoon, charged successful transportation with flipping a Turning Point USA array connected the University of Iowa Campus connected Nov. 5, 2025.  (Johnson County Sheriff's Office)

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"Upon arrival, Defendant disrupted their assembly by flipping the groups [sic] table, made obscene gestures, and shouted profanity, including 's--- my d---,' portion flipping disconnected the group," the ailment says. It besides notes that immoderate of YAF's spot was damaged.

A 2nd transgression ailment from the aforesaid incidental says a pistillate YAF subordinate "expressed interest for her idiosyncratic information and well-being if interaction continues with the enactment owed to fearfulness of imaginable aboriginal threats."

Only a week aft his archetypal field arrest, Calhoon was arrested again connected Wednesday erstwhile helium allegedly flipped a Turning Point USA table.

Video of that incidental shows a antheral identified by constabulary arsenic Calhoon lunging crossed the table, yanking it toward him and flipping it connected its broadside portion Turning Point promotional materials spilled onto the pavement.

A pupil flips a Turning Point USA array astatine the University of Iowa connected Nov. 5, 2025.  (X/@FrontlinesTPUSA)

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He was arrested hours aboriginal and charged with 2 counts of disorderly conduct, fifth-degree transgression mischief and 2 counts of third-degree harassment.

The radical of pistillate Turning Point students was besides near feeling intimidated.

"The incidental near the radical visibly shaken and disrupted their event," a transgression ailment from that incidental said. "They were forced to reset their array and reported feeling frazzled and intimidated, peculiarly arsenic each members contiguous were female."

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In effect to a remark petition astir Calhoon's run-in with Turning Point, the University of Iowa said students are expected to adhere to definite behaviour standards, but did not accidental whether Calhoon has, oregon volition be, disciplined.

Justin Calhoon was charged successful 2 incidents astatine the University of Iowa. (Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"All Iowa students are expected to travel the Code of Student Life, which sets standards for pupil behaviour and conduct. While the result of these investigations are considered confidential, subject is based connected the severity of the violation," a assemblage spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

The spokesperson besides said the schoolhouse believes successful escaped speech.

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"The University of Iowa is afloat committed to Free Speech, requiring First Amendment Training for each students annually and often communicating expectations for tolerating antithetic viewpoints," the spokesperson said.

The University of Iowa did not respond to a petition for remark regarding Calhoon's YAF run-in.