The Gateway Pundit reported that college students manning a Turning Level USA (TPUSA) desk at Illinois State College watched as an indignant man flipped their desk over and tore down flags forward of an occasion that includes Alex Stein.
Based on TPUSA, the hater of free speech is a instructing assistant(TA) on the college and has been recognized as 27-year-old Derek Lopez.
Watch:
WATCH: A trainer assistant at Illinois State College flipped over a @tpusastudents desk and tore down flyers selling an upcoming @alexstein99 occasion.
@jessburback @tpusastudents pic.twitter.com/ydhIfcEa24
— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) October 17, 2025
A evaluation of Lopez’s social media reveals Lopez’s hatred for TPUSA in addition to selling violence in opposition to ICE.
Meet leftist Derek Lopez, a instructing assistant at Illinois State College, with the emotional maturity of a 3‑yr‑previous, who couldn’t management his feelings and vandalized a TPUSA scholar desk, tearing down flyers for an upcoming occasion.
Lopez has beforehand expressed hatred… pic.twitter.com/YSYrwam1N8
— I Meme Due to this fact I Am (@ImMeme0) October 18, 2025
Following neighborhood outcry Lopez was arrested on fees of Disorderly Conduct and Prison Injury to Property.
BREAKING UPDATE: Illinois State College Police have confirmed that 27-year-old instructing assistant Derek Lopez, who attacked a TPUSA desk, vandalized property, and assaulted workers throughout an on-campus occasion, was ARRESTED on fees of Disorderly Conduct and Prison Injury to… https://t.co/JoI6jefzp9 pic.twitter.com/phUJ0r56fL
— I Meme Due to this fact I Am (@ImMeme0) October 18, 2025
The Illinois State College Police Deparment issued the next assertion:
Regular, IL – On October 17, 2025, after an investigation by the Illinois State College Police Division (ISUPD), 27-year-old Derek Lopez, of El Paso, IL, was arrested in Regular on fees of Disorderly Conduct and Prison Injury to Property. Lopez is a graduate scholar and instructing assistant at Illinois State College.
Over the past week Lopez is alleged to have disrupted two informational tabling occasions being hosted by a registered scholar group.
ISUPD was contacted by the registered scholar group following the escalation resulting in an investigation, identification, and arrest.
This case is pending and could also be grounds for extra fees and College disciplinary motion.
Chief Aaron Woodruff acknowledged, “We’re dedicated to defending the First Modification rights in addition to security of everybody in our campus neighborhood. We encourage all members of our neighborhood to be taught extra about free speech rights and tasks at Illinois State College, together with constructive methods to reply when encountering speech they could disagree with.”
All suspects are presumed harmless till confirmed responsible in a court docket of regulation.
The Division additionally shared a hyperlink to the University’s Free Speech Rights on campus.
