Monica Foy, a Sam Houston State University student, has come under fire for a tweet she sent out in the wake of the shooting death of Harris County deputy Darren Goforth. Foy’s tweet questioned why so many people cared about Goforth’s death and suggested that he might have deserved to be shot. She also wrote that Goforth had “creepy perv eyes.”
Once social media got wind of the tweet it went viral and Foy soon deleted the tweet. The most recent tweet on her feed came Tuesday morning and simply said “#blacklivesmatter.” Her entire account has now since been deleted.
Late Tuesday night her Twitter mentions were full of angry messages regarding her tweet.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brady Fitzgerald confirmed on Wednesday that they received a call stating that Foy had an outstanding warrant for assault causing bodily harm out of Harris County.
She was arrested at her home in the county after deputies checked the system.
Montgomery County jail officials confirmed that Monica Foy was arrested on Tuesday evening for an arrest warrant out of Harris County. The warrant was for a 2011 charge of assault with bodily injury, a misdemeanor charge. She was held for several hours and then released on a $1,000 bond in the early morning hours.
The criminal information document, obtained from public records revealed that on August 21, 2011, Monica Foy allegedly assaulted a former co-worker by striking him repeatedly about the head and face with her closed fist. The court document states that Foy “struck him about the head and face with a closed fist several times, causing him pain and discomfort. The complainant advised during the course of the assault, his eyeglasses were knocked off his face, and the inside of his mouth was cut as a result of being punched by the defendant.”
Foy's reportedly was a student at Sam Houston State University.
SHSU issued a short statement on Tuesday in response to the incident on the school's Facebook page:
“SHSU appreciates the enormous public response in support of law enforcement. The university is a leader in educating many people who work in criminal justice and those who protect the civil liberties this country was founded upon, including free speech, whether we agree with that speech or not.”
Foy is an English major at the school, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.
Julia May, spokesperson for SHSU, said Wednesday that the school is still evaluating the situation.
“We are conducting a rigorous evaluation to determine if she violated any laws or policies as a student,” said May. There has been some concern from alumni about Foy’s actions considering that the school is known for its heavy amount of law enforcement majors. Students are noting that this not indicative of their viewpoints.
“We are a place of open dialog and discussion but this opinion is not representative of the university community at all,” May added.
Source: Houston Chronicle
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