It then posted a stream of videos of protesters jostling metal barricades<\/a>, a woman hurriedly herding two young women past<\/a> a screaming crowd, and a protester pointing to his neck<\/a> \u2014 a reference to the part of Kirk\u2019s body that was shot \u2014 as he held a sign that said \u201cFreedom of speech does not equal freedom from consequences.\u201d <\/p>\n Dan Mogulof, a spokesperson for UC Berkeley, initially downplayed the conflict that occurred as about 150 protesters gathered outside the event on the edge of campus. <\/p>\n About 900 people attended the Turning Point event, Mogulof said, and four people were arrested. The Berkeley Police Department arrested two people who fought with each other off campus, he said, and an additional two arrests were made on campus by university police. <\/p>\n \u201cAt this point, we\u2019re aware of a single incident of violence between two individuals who fought with each other,\u201d Mogulof said Tuesday morning. \u201cAnd that was the arrest made by the city that happened, not on the campus, but on the streets.\u201d <\/p>\n According to Mogulof, university police arrested a 48-year-old with no affiliation to the school and booked him into the Santa Rita jail for willfully resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer or peace officer and interfering with peaceful activities on campus. A 22-year-old current or former student was also cited for willfully resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer or peace officer and refusing to leave private property.<\/p>\n \u201cNearly 1,000 people went to the event,\u201d Mogulof said. \u201cIt occurred without disruption. We don\u2019t have a single reported incident of any member of the audience being injured or prevented from attending.\u201d<\/p>\n But later Tuesday, Mogulof updated his account and said an injury had taken place: a 45-year-old man who arrived at Berkeley to attend the Turning Point event reported being struck in the head with a glass bottle or jar.<\/p>\n \u201cThe victim suffered a laceration to his head and was transported to Highland Hospital for further treatment,\u201d Mogulof said.<\/p>\n Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n Dhillon, an attorney who ran a San Francisco law practice focused on free speech before she was appointed by President Trump, has long complained of UC Berkeley\u2019s liberal bias.<\/p>\n In 2017, Dhillon filed a lawsuit against the university on behalf of two conservative groups \u2014 Berkeley College Republicans and Young America\u2019s Foundation \u2014 after the college placed restrictions on hosting conservative commentators Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos on campus, citing security concerns. <\/p>\n \u201cWe saw all of this at Berkeley back in 2017,\u201d Dhillon said on X. \u201c@UCBerkeley<\/a> was sued, and settled the case.\u201d<\/p>\n Frontlines TPUSA depicted Monday\u2019s nights protests as chaotic and out of control.<\/p>\n \u201cAn ANTIFA member just lit off a flare resulting in TPUSA event attendees being rushed inside,\u201d the group posted<\/a> on X. \u201cA car then comes and starts backfiring visibly scaring multiple attendees who feared they were hearing gunshots.\u201d<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Dhillon took to social media to warn the university and the city of Berkeley that they should expect correspondence from the Justice Department.<\/p>\n \u201cIn America, we do not allow citizens to be attacked by violent thugs and shrug and turn our backs,\u201d Dhillon posted<\/a> on X. \u201cBeen there, done that, not on our watch.\u201d<\/p>\n Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi also weighed in, saying that the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating Monday night\u2019s \u201cviolent riots.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cAntifa is an existential threat to our nation,\u201d Bondi said. \u201cWe will continue to spare no expense unmasking all who commit and orchestrate acts of political violence.\u201d<\/p>\n Since Trump issued a September executive order<\/a> designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization<\/a>, Bondi said, her agency has been working with law-enforcement partners to dismantle \u201cviolent networks that seek to intimidate Americans and suppress their free expression and 1st Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n Mogulof said the university would cooperate with any investigation but had yet to receive any communication from the Justice Department. He disputed Dhillon\u2019s suggestion that the event was out of control.<\/p>\n \u201cWas there a protest?\u201d Mogulof added. \u201cYes, there was a protest. Were there isolated incidents of people misbehaving during the protest? Yes, there were. Did our police force react? Yes, it did.\u201d<\/p>\n In the run up to the event, the anti-fascist group By Any Means Necessary handed out flyers dubbing Turning Point USA a \u201cWhite Nationalist, Neofascist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey have fooled people into thinking that what Charlie Kirk stood for was freedom of speech and open debate,\u201d Haku Jeffrey, BAMN national organizer, said in a videotaped speech on Sproul Plaza ahead of the event. \u201cBut all Charlie Kirk and Turning Point stood for is organizing racist, bigoted violence to intimidate and bully us into silence. And we refuse to be silenced.\u201d<\/p>\n As dusk fell Monday, Frontlines TPUSA posted footage of tense scenes on the edge of Berkeley\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n