Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled "Do You Want To Die Today?"

Source: defector.com




Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?” By Samer Kalaf

9:48 AM EDT on May 28, 2026


Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of the group Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., after he allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman, according to documents obtained by Defector. The Metropolitan Police Department charged Fournier with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm.

According to the affidavit, the incident occurred late Monday night at the Apartments at CityCenter, and the unnamed victim was a woman who said she had been dating Fournier for a couple of months, and was in town to visit him. In the victim's statement, she told police she tried to rouse an intoxicated Fournier, who had been passed out on the floor. When Fournier woke up, he "started swinging his fists at her and struck her in the face with a closed fist two or three times."

The victim also said that Fournier got on top of her as he hit her, and she needed to defend herself. She mentioned that Fournier had a knife at his side, but that he did not swing or point it at her. When police asked the victim if Fournier had made any threats during the incident, she said he said, "I'll kill everyone here," and added that he regularly makes statements of that nature..................

Read more: https://defector.com/students-for-trump-chairman-ryan-fournier-arrest-domestic-violence

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