Most charges against UTC student dropped
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – A judge has dismissed most of the charges against a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student who was arrested after trying to approach a street preacher on campus.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/L7bQ8H) reports Cole Montalvo is no longer facing charges of inciting to riot, disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice. However, Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Gary Starnes sent one charge – resisting arrest – to a grand jury.
Montalvo was charged on Nov. 13, 2013, after crossing a “free speech” perimeter to question street preacher Angela Cummings. Campus security officers and police arrested him after wrestling him to the ground.
Montalvo’s attorney, Franklin Chancey, said his client just wanted to engage in a civil debate with Cummings.
