USF students, employee agree to community service after arrest
Five people arrested for protesting Florida legislation surrounding Critical Race Theory, diversity agreed to community service and will avoid jail time.
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Five people arrested for protesting Florida legislation surrounding Critical Race Theory, diversity agreed to community service and will avoid jail time.
Four students and one employee at the University of South Florida who were arrested following a campus protest will avoid a trial by entering a diversion program.
Five demonstrators, known as the “Tampa 5”, will avoid jail time after a long legal process stemming from a clash with police at USF.
Members of the group will complete community service, the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announces.
A group of USF protesters arrested on March 6, self-named the “Tampa 5,” agreed to a “misdemeanor intervention program” and had charges dropped on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s office. Alum Laura Rodriguez, students Gia Davilla, Jeanie Kida and Lauren Pineiro and