The co-founder of the group Students for Trump was arrested on Tuesday on domestic violence charges. Ryan Fournier, 30, was charged with simple assault and threats to do bodily harm, according to Washington DC's Metropolitan police department.
The alleged incident took place on Monday night at a luxury apartment complex in Washington DC. An unnamed victim told authorities she was visiting Fournier, whom she had been dating for two months, when she found him on the floor, apparently intoxicated. When she tried to wake him, Fournier allegedly started swinging his fists and struck her in the face with a closed fist two or three times. The victim also claimed Fournier had a knife at his side but did not use it against her, and that he said: "I'll kill everyone here."
A witness, who identified himself as Fournier's roommate, said he heard the victim try to wake Fournier, who allegedly screamed: "Don't touch me, woman!" and "Do you want me to crush your head in with this lamp?" The roommate said Fournier was swinging a handheld vacuum and screaming at the victim. He got between them to separate them, and later heard Fournier yell, "Do you want to die today?" The victim ran into the bathroom, and the roommate said she looked like she had been punched in the face. He called 911, and Fournier left the apartment.
After his arrest, Fournier entered a not guilty plea on misdemeanor charges. A judge issued a pretrial no-contact order, and a status hearing is set for 7 July. In November 2023, Fournier was arrested in North Carolina on domestic violence charges for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend with a handgun. Those charges were later dismissed.
Fournier describes himself as a commentator and podcast host. He previously falsely accused a Wisconsin principal of celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk, prompting death threats, and later retracted the claim.
