ATLANTA, GA – Matthew Gonzales Forestine, 21, a senior computer science major, is facing charges of aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts, Fulton County records show. The charges stem from an incident, captured in a now-viral video. The footage, posted to TikTok and accompanied by a viewer warning label, shows the Morehouse College senior strangling a Clark Atlanta University student. The student, Kayla Bryant, identified herself as the victim in a social media post addressing the incident this week.
Records obtained by The Maroon Tiger show authorities booked Gonzales Forestine into the Fulton County jail on Nov. 23, three days following the incident. No bond has been set, and Gonzales Forestine remains in custody as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Fulton County jail inmate web search.
In a brief interview with The Maroon Tiger Monday evening, Kevin Booker ’90, vice president for Student Services and dean of Morehouse College, said the video “deeply disturbed” him…