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Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane'

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Police have identified Ciro Stephen Tomlian, a former student of UT Tyler from Jacksonville, as the individual arrested for assaulting members of Turning Point USA at the university on Tuesday. Wearing a "wizard outfit," Tomlian used a "prop cane" to strike three people and tear down an American flag during TPUSA's event. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault causing bodily injury, and booked into Smith County Jail after campus police intervened.
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On November 7, Ciro Stephen Tomlian, a former student at UT Tyler who was not currently enrolled, was arrested for assaulting three members of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) during their "Pick Up the Mic" event on campus. Wearing a "wizard outfit," Tomlian used a prop cane to strike TPUSA representatives and attendees and tore down an American flag from the event. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault causing bodily injury. According to video footage, Tomlian also verbally insulted organizers as "fascist pieces of st" before being arrested by campus police and booked into Smith County Jail. UT Tyler President Julie Philley** condemned the incident and said that Tomlian was criminally trespassed from campus.

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Just the NewsThis outlet12 Nov

Police have identified Ciro Stephen Tomlian, a former student of UT Tyler from Jacksonville, as the individual arrested for assaulting members of Turning Point USA at the university on Tuesday. Wearing a "wizard outfit," Tomlian used a "prop cane" to strike three people and tear down an American flag during TPUSA's event. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of…

Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane' (this article)2 articles from Just the News on this story
Fox News11 Nov

Texas police have identified Ciro Tomlian as the man charged with assaulting students from Turning Point USA on the University of Texas at Tyler campus. Video shows Tomlian swinging a cane at students after throwing an American flag on the ground; he faces two charges of aggravated assault and one for causing bodily injury. The incident occurred during a TPUSA event, and university president Julie V. Philley…

MICHAEL RUIZ: Texas police ID man charged with assault in UT Tyler Turning Point USA attack caught on video →
New York Post12 Nov

Texas authorities have arrested Ciro Tomlian, a former student wearing a wizard hat, after he attacked Turning Point USA (TPUSA) students at the University of Texas at Tyler on Tuesday. Video footage shows Tomlian throwing an American flag and swinging a cane to hit TPUSA members during the altercation. He faces charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and causing bodily injury for allegedly…

Former student in wizard hat arrested for attacking TPUSA group at Texas university →

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Greg Piper
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Topics

American TPUSA Turning Point USA UT Tyler the University of Texas

Subjects

TPUSA ORG · 3× American NORP · 2× Ciro Stephen Tomlian PERSON · 2× Tomlian PERSON · 2× UT Tyler ORG · 2× Beverley Golden PERSON · 1× Jacksonville GPE · 1× Turning Point USA ORG · 1× Tyler GPE · 1× the University of Texas ORG · 1×

Narrative

Frontlines TPUSA video captured Tomlian striking people with the cane and swinging it at others, tearing down an American flag from the TPUSA "Pick Up the Mic" event and swinging it in the face of an organizer, and calling them "fascist pieces of s**t" before campus police arrested him.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
2026-11-11 · Just The News
Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane' · assertive framing
2026-11-12 · Just The News
Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane' · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane' asserted
Police → identify → cane
Ciro Stephen Tomlian cursed at organizers, struck people with cane and tore down American flag, video shows. asserted
video → curse → flag
Police have identified the man dressed in a "wizard outfit" who was arrested Tuesday for using a "prop cane" to assault three members of Turning Point USA at the University of Texas in Tyler. asserted
who → identify → Tyler
Nineteen-year-old Ciro Stephen Tomlian of Jacksonville is a former UT Tyler student, according to Associate Vice President Beverley Golden, KTLV said. uncertain
KTLV → accord → Golden
He was charged with "two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault [that] causes bodily injury." asserted
that → charge → injury
Frontlines TPUSA video captured Tomlian striking people with the cane and swinging it at others, tearing down an American flag from the TPUSA "Pick Up the Mic" event and swinging it in the face of an organizer, and calling them "fascist pieces of s**t" before campus police arrested him. asserted
police → capture → him
He was booked into Smith County Jail. asserted
He → book → Jail
UT Tyler President Julie Philley said Tomlian assaulted three people during the event, according to the Houston Chronicle. uncertain
Tomlian → say → Chronicle
Campus police criminally trespassed him from campus. asserted
police → trespass → campus
"The First Amendment protects your right to speak, even to protest," Texas GOP congressman Nathaniel Moran said, sharing the video and thanking police for quick action. asserted
Moran → protect → action
"It does not protect assaulting people you disagree with. asserted
you → protect → people
Violence has no place on any campus, and it doesn’t represent East Texas." asserted
it → have → Texas
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