🚨 BREAKING: Michigan Student Faces Three Criminal Charges After Jewish Commentator Knocked to Ground in Viral Campus Confrontation
A heated campus debate turned into a physical confrontation. A Jewish commentator was knocked to the ground. Then came an alarming threat as police placed a student in handcuffs. Now prosecutors have authorized three criminal charges.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — November 4, 2026. A University of Michigan student is facing criminal charges following a widely circulated video showing a confrontation with conservative commentators during a free-speech event on campus.
Temulun Togochog was identified in reporting as the student involved in Sunday’s incident, which resulted in the arrest and subsequent release of the student by campus police.
On Tuesday, November 3, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that it had authorized three criminal counts following a review of the evidence.
The allegations include one count of assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer, along with two counts of assault or assault and battery.
The case has attracted national attention because of the confrontation’s political and religious context, the footage circulated online, and the threatening statements allegedly made after the student was detained.
A Campus Debate That Escalated
The incident occurred Sunday, November 1, during an event at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus.
Conservative commentators Liz Benichou, Cam Higby and Joe Redden were speaking with students about Islam, Iran and other controversial subjects.
The event included a discussion table where participants were invited to debate questions about religion and politics.
At one point, a student approached the table and began arguing with the commentators.
According to video footage and news reports, the conversation became increasingly confrontational.
The student accused the commentators of expressing anti-Muslim views.
During the exchange, the student allegedly struck Redden in the face with a cellphone.
Some accounts describe the footage as showing physical contact, although the precise contact is disputed in other reporting.
The confrontation did not end there.
Jewish Commentator Pushed to the Ground
Video footage showed a person identified as Togochog subsequently approaching Liz Benichou.
Benichou, a Jewish conservative commentator, had been participating in the campus discussions.
After an exchange concerning Iran, the person appeared to shove Benichou to the ground and move on top of her.
Another student intervened and pulled the individual away.
The incident was captured on video and quickly spread across social media.
Benichou later told FOX 2 Detroit that most of her interactions with st
