Wednesday's Tampa Citibank shooter was taken out by a security guard who is a former U.S. Marine and a current member of Citibank's security team.
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A female was caught on video physically attacking a Jewish influencer at a Sunday free speech event at the University of Michigan — and now area prosecutors have authorized charges against the student, according to the Jerusalem News Syndicate.
Alyssa Fountain — administrative assistant with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office in Ann Arbor — told JNS the case was submitted Monday to the office.
'We firmly believe that disagreement is a fundamental part of free expression, but it never justifies violence.'
“We thoroughly reviewed the evidence that was submitted to us,” Fountain noted to JNS.
Fountain added to JNS that Temulun Togochog will be charged with a count of assaulting, resisting, or obstructing an officer and two counts of assault or assault and battery.
The outlet added that it sought comment from the university.
“There is no court date at this time, but a felony warrant for these charges will be issued by the court, and a court date set once she has been arraigned on the charges,” Fountain added to JNS.
The victim — Liz Benichou, who uses the handle "basedinmalibu" on X and Instagram — was apparently shoved to the ground in a violent outburst by the female student who soon was arrested and then hollered the following while in handcuffs: "I should have f**king killed you while I had the f**king chance."
Benichou told Fox News she was hosting an open debate when a female approached, began shouting, and allegedly struck another conservative influencer in the face with her phone before turning on her.
The other conservative influencer was online creator and commentator "The Older Millennial," also known as Joseph Anthony Redden, who was sitting at a foldout table with signs that read "Is Islam evil?" and "Is Islam compatible with the West?" Newsweek said.
The female approached the table asking, "Where’s your permit?" saying the setup was "f**king stupid" and clapping in Redden’s face and shouting, the magazine noted. Redden told police in that moment and later claimed on X that the female struck him. You can view video of that interaction here, after which the female complains about "anti-Muslim people."
Benichou told Fox News that soon the female "came up toward me, and I told her, 'You would not be able to do this in Iran,'" referencing freedom of speech and pointing to the Iranian government's treatment of protesters.
Then Benichou and fellow conservative influencer Cam Higby challenged the female over women's freedoms in Iran, the cable news network added — particularly with respect to how she was dressed and showing "skin."
Benichou can be heard on video — as the female stands directly in front of her — asking onlookers, "Am I wrong? If she walked around like this in Iran, what would happen to her?"
"And then she just lunged," Benichou told Fox News.
The female used both hands to knock Benichou to the ground and then tried to stomp her before a male intervened and pulled the attacker away from Benichou, video appeared to show.
“Don’t f**king talk to me like that!” the female hollered at Benichou while trying to get back to her, according to video. “You want to f**king get over here?! F**king get over here, bitch!”
The female momentarily escaped the grasp of a police officer, but the officer soon grabbed the female and got her on the ground and began handcuffing her and telling her, "Don't resist."
“Instant f**king karma, bitch,” one onlooker observed as the arrest took place.
Another onlooker commented, "She’s f**king rabid."
The female asked the arresting officer, "What the f**k are you going to do to me? Because I hit a f**king dumb-ass bitch in the face?"
As the female was being escorted to a police vehicle, she continued shouting and cursing at Benichou, Newsweek said.
"I'd do it again every f**king time, you stupid f**king c**t!" video showed the female hollering before adding, "I should have f**king killed you while I had the f**king chance."
Benichou on Monday told "Fox & Friends" she injured her lower back as a result of the attack — but that she won't be silenced.
"It will definitely not dissuade me," she added to the cable news network.
Content warning: A plethora of F-bombs coming your way
Police noted to Newsweek that the attack took place during an "unpermitted political event."
Police at the public university added to JNS on Sunday that Togochog was processed and released; the outlet said it's unclear if she remains on campus.
What's more, JNS said the university contacted Reawaken USA — the faith-based organization that put on the event — and requested removal of video from social media showing the attack to protect Togochog from “negative blowback,” Higby stated.
“Our events are intended to create a space for peaceful conversations surrounding faith, ideas, and differing belief systems,” Reawaken USA stated, according to JNS. “We firmly believe that disagreement is a fundamental part of free expression, but it never justifies violence.”
However, the university in an updated statement Thursday said, "Reports that the University of Michigan requested the removal of video footage of this incident from social media are inaccurate. The university has no knowledge of any such request made by university officials or anyone acting on its behalf."
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An off-duty California fire captain rushed into burning nail salon to free trapped customers after an electric car with highly flammable lithium-ion batteries smashed into the business and burst into flames Wednesday, according to authorities.
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One of the few Republicans who managed to keep his seat in the Texas House of Representatives through Tuesday's bloodbath is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to rein in the powers afforded to the governor before Democrats formally take power in January.
Abbott was voted out of office on Tuesday, losing decisively, 52.8%-45.7%, to Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, an open-borders Democrat who has advocated taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens and sanctuary cities in the Lone Star State and voted against restrictions on sex-rejection surgeries on kids.
'The grassroots can help us force action now.'
Hinojosa said in her victory speech on Tuesday, "The voters have delivered a mandate for change, and it is change they will get."
On the campaign trail, Hinojosa signaled a desire to use gubernatorial emergency powers as soon as she takes office.
She stated ahead of Election Day, "Within an hour of taking the oath of office, I will declare a high-cost emergency in the state of Texas and issue an emergency executive order to: one, suspend the gas and diesel tax; and two, freeze electricity rates."
Of note, once in office, she will also have the support of a Democrat-controlled Texas House of Representatives as well as a Democrat lieutenant governor, Vikki Goodwin, and a Democrat state attorney general, Nathan Johnson. However, Republicans will retain a majority in the state Senate.
While Texans of various political stripes may be amenable to a tax freeze, state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) suspects Hinojosa might wield her newfound powers for nefarious purposes.
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Harrison sent a letter to Abbott on Wednesday imploring the badly defeated governor to call a special session "to rein in executive emergency powers before it's too late."
"During this time, we Republicans still control the entirety of the Texas government, and we muse use every minute of it and every lever of power lawfully afforded to us to protect Texans against the coming four-year period of near total Democrat rule," wrote the state representative.
Harrison suggested that owing to "Texas's absurd (and almost certainly unconstitutional) emergency powers laws, Gov. Hinojosa will literally inherit the power to modify laws, ignore laws, or create and enforce laws — including criminal laws — on a whim!"
The state representative has a pandemic-era bill ready to go that would bar the governor from suspending or modifying statutes; torpedo emergency orders in 30 days if not ratified by the legislature; bar the governor from reissuing expired or rejected emergency orders; and subject emergency orders to expedited judicial review.
The bill would also require that an order issued by the governor or another state official that infringes on the rights of a private person must be "narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety purpose" and "limited in duration, applicability, and scope to reduce any infringement on individual liberty."
Neither Abbott's office nor Hinojosa's campaign responded to Blaze News' request for comment.
"Governor Greg Abbott has ignored my numerous requests for special sessions to pass countless conservative policy priorities, but time is really short now for him to act on this imminent threat!" Harrison said in a written statement to Blaze News. "I had no problem calling this out back in 2022 when Republicans were in power. Democrats agreed then; they should agree now."
Harrison, who expressed hope that "the grassroots can help us force action now," stressed the urgency of taking action as quickly as possible, noting that Hinojosa's promised use of emergency powers "could wreak havoc on our oil and gas sector."
The state representative also noted that Hinojosa has before her an opportunity to show consistency on the subject of emergency-power uses.
"Gina Hinojosa has publicly complained that Gov. Abbott has 'abused' emergency powers and told me she wants to limit them," said Harrison. "She has an opportunity to prove she isn’t being hypocritical, and she should be forced to answer if she still believes emergency powers should be limited."
Texas Rep. Chip Roy (R) signaled support for Harrison's proposal, as did Florida's Voice founder Brendon Leslie, who tweeted, "Abbott will do this if he gives a damn about his legacy."
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected after publication to reflect that Rep. Chip Roy is a Republican.
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