Emory Police Department (EPD) served six criminal trespass warnings to non-Emory University affiliated individuals on Sunday for suspected involvement in “criminal activity” on campus last night, Vice President of Communications Laura Diamond wrote in an email to The Emory Wheel.
“On Saturday, a group of individuals disrupted peaceful protests and vandalized several campus structures, including spray-painting hateful messages on Convocation Hall,” Diamond wrote.
Unidentified pro-Palestinian protestors spray painted “LAND BACK,” “FUK USA” and “DEATH 2 [ISRAEL]” on Convocation Hall late last night. (Clement Lee/Managing Editor)
EPD also detained an individual on the Quadrangle at approximately 3:50 p.m. today. An open expression observer said that this individual was not an Emory student.
The individuals were all escorted off campus property.
EPD and other law enforcement agencies are continuing to investigate the incident and further charges may be pending, according to Diamond.
Sunday’s actions come after protestors who did not appear to be affiliated with Emory spray-painted messages such as “LAND BACK,” “FUK USA” and “DEATH TO [ISRAEL]” on Convocation Hall.
Jack Rutherford (27C) is a News Editor at the Emory Wheel. He is from Louisville, Kentucky, majoring in Economics on a pre-law track. When not writing for the Wheel, he can normally be found with the Emory Rowing team or at a Schwartz Center performance. In his free time, Rutherford enjoys listening to classical music or opera, or is out walking in Lullwater.
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