{"id":3969,"date":"2026-05-28T22:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/28\/co-founder-of-students-for-trump-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:39:52","slug":"co-founder-of-students-for-trump-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"Co-founder of Students for Trump arrested on domestic violence charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"90d193cb-e3e5-4935-bfcb-f64e03743690\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man speaking into a microphone with a US flag flying in the background.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/00af33652c7c9b03a4482068744452b6f8f6e635\/0_0_3600_2400\/master\/3600.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ryan Fournier speaks to a crowd during the Save America Tour on 3 January 2021 in Sugar Hill, Georgia.<\/span> Photograph: Icon Sportswire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"90d193cb-e3e5-4935-bfcb-f64e03743690\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ryan Fournier speaks to a crowd during the Save America Tour on 3 January 2021 in Sugar Hill, Georgia.<\/span> Photograph: Icon Sportswire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Co-founder of Students for Trump arrested on domestic violence charges<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Ryan Fournier, 30, was charged with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The co-founder of the group Students for Trump was arrested on Tuesday on domestic violence charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Washington DC\u2019s Metropolitan police department arrested Ryan Fournier, 30, and charged him with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm, Defector <a href=\"https:\/\/defector.com\/students-for-trump-chairman-ryan-fournier-arrest-domestic-violence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eaccess.dccourts.gov\/eaccess\/search.page.3.1?x=3EKbvlISfCfgSNIONVNP3CMUsyovALdydchv5XvuLtSsf0TzVN8BlVsPYfmOw102R806C2f5zVPvJg8ef9HrRT6juZNgLY*n3LOYwKtX7QURzBUnVusgbIevxQDOfidMgfMOD8b2K0jt7FXsLUDr-rR44ghDDSIb4Z0X6oJ812M\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">According to<\/a> arrest documents, the alleged incident took place on Monday night at a luxury apartment complex in Washington DC. Speaking to authorities, an unnamed victim stated she was visiting Fournier \u2013 who she had allegedly been dating for two months \u2013 when she found him on the floor, \u201capparently intoxicated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When she tried to wake him up, Fournier allegedly \u201cstarted swinging his fists at her and struck her in the face with a closed fist two or three times\u201d, according to the victim, who claimed Fournier had a knife at his side but did not point or use it against her. The victim also alleged that Fournier said: \u201cI\u2019ll kill everyone here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"8db3bcc4-8635-4e87-bd17-ba2d6531723c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-4 | 4\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-ak3j0c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/dallas-texas-gas-explosion-apartment-fire\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">Dallas rescuers search for victims after gas explosion destroys building and ignites blaze<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/eaccess.dccourts.gov\/eaccess\/search.page.3.1?x=3EKbvlISfCfgSNIONVNP3CMUsyovALdydchv5XvuLtSsf0TzVN8BlVsPYfmOw102R806C2f5zVPvJg8ef9HrRT6juZNgLY*n3LOYwKtX7QURzBUnVusgbIevxQDOfidMgfMOD8b2K0jt7FXsLUDr-rR44ghDDSIb4Z0X6oJ812M\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">affidavit<\/a>, a witness who described himself as Fournier\u2019s roommate said when he heard the victim try to wake Fournier, he allegedly screamed: \u201cDon\u2019t touch me, woman!\u201d, \u201cDo you want me to crush your head in with this lamp?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201c[Witness] returned to the office where [Fournier] was swinging a handheld vacuum around, screaming at [Victim]. [Witness] got between the two attempting to separate both parties. [Witness] said that he went to the bathroom and heard [Fournier] yelling, \u2018Do you want to die today?\u2019 [Victim] ran into the bathroom, and according to [Witness], \u2018looked like she had been punched in the face.\u2019 [Witness] called 911, and [Fournier] left the apartment, during this time [Victim] said to [Witness], \u2018Don\u2019t let him stab me,\u2019\u201d the affidavit continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Guardian has approached the Metropolitan police department for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After his arrest, Fournier <a href=\"https:\/\/eaccess.dccourts.gov\/eaccess\/search.page.3.1?x=DVhczkoDRgfJoua9--4aYgRDcf3l-7aoi0wRezzgCFJKrJnQav2VxWaDgCPGVPq0H5H-T9w6l2b11pHCAoS62A\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">entered<\/a> a not guilty plea during Tuesday\u2019s arraignment on misdemeanor charges. The judge issued a pretrial no-contact order and a status hearing has been set for 7 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In November 2023, Fournier was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/nov\/29\/students-for-trump-domestic-violence-arrest-charge\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">arrested<\/a> in North Carolina on domestic violence charges after he was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend by \u201cgrabbing her right arm and striking her in the forehead\u201d with a handgun, according to court documents at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His charges, including domestic assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon, were dismissed several weeks later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">According to his website, Fournier describes himself as a commentator and podcast host. After the death of Charlie Kirk \u2013 whose organization, Turning Point USA, acquired the leasing rights to the Students for Trump web domain and social media accounts in 2019 \u2013 Fournier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/elkhorn-associate-principal-receives-death-threats-after-being-falsely-accused-of-negative-post-about-charlie-kirk\/66115010\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">falsely accused<\/a> Cindy Rehberg, a Wisconsin principal, of celebrating Kirk\u2019s death, prompting a wave of death threats against her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He later retracted the claim on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanAFournier\/status\/1967454910397472814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1967454910397472814%7Ctwgr%5Eea28562871961ae515bf0721686adb8e97c7c341%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisn.com%2Farticle%2Felkhorn-associate-principal-receives-death-threats-after-being-falsely-accused-of-negative-post-about-charlie-kirk%2F66115010\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">writing<\/a>: \u201cWe must continue exposing individuals mocking Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, but accuracy is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US news<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/washington-dc\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Washington DC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/society\/domestic-violence\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Domestic violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Co-founder%20of%20Students%20for%20Trump%20arrested%20on%20domestic%20violence%20charges&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/co-founder-students-trump-arrested-domestic-violence?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F28%2Fco-founder-students-trump-arrested-domestic-violence&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/co-founder-students-trump-arrested-domestic-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Fournier speaks to a crowd during the Save America Tour on 3 January 2021 in Sugar Hill,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}