A court hearing is set for Nov. 6 for University of North Carolina at Greensboro student Alisia Rea, who was seen in a viral video earlier this month being physically restrained by several UNCG police officers, while questioning officers’ treatment of her boyfriend, Greensboro resident Quinten Thomas.
Rea is charged with resisting a public officer and assault on a government official. Thomas is charged for stopping on a highway, resisting a public officer and driving with a revoked license. Both Rea and Thomas are Black. They are receiving legal counsel from attorneys at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Thomas’ court date is also set for Nov. 6.
UNC-Greensboro responded to outrage over the video that showed university police officers’ cursing at Thomas and restraining Rea during a traffic stop. The university posted a statement, signed by UNCG police chief Chris Jasso, to its website stating it is looking into the incident. But Jasso ultimately defended the officers’ actions…