Overview
- Authorities arrested Morehouse student Matthew Gonzales Forestine, who now faces aggravated assault and terroristic threats charges.
- The incident, captured outside The Legacy at Centennial Apartments, shows Clark Atlanta student Kayla Bryant being lifted in a chokehold as some bystanders intervened.
- Bryant says the confrontation started after the man stepped on her foot and refused to apologize, and she later shared the video and her account online.
- Morehouse President F. DuBois Bowman and Clark Atlanta President George T. French Jr. condemned the violence and said they are coordinating with Atlanta police.
- School officials have not disclosed any disciplinary actions, citing federal privacy laws, as the widely shared clip continues to drive calls for accountability.