# Caped nutjob in wizard hat attacks TPUSA group at Texas university event

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/caped-nutjob-in-wizard-hat-attacks-tpusa-group-at-texas-university-event/
- Published: 2026-11-11T13:15:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T14:39:35+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/caped-loon-in-a-wizard-hat-attacks-turning-point-tpusa-group-at-texas-uni-event/
- Topics: Americas, Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Three people were attacked at a UT Tyler event.
- The arrested man is not enrolled at the university.
- The university president condemned violence while affirming free speech.

## Summary

A man dressed in a cape and wizard-style hat was arrested after attacking a Turning Point USA representative and two students at a University of Texas at Tyler event on Tuesday. The incident matters because it interrupted an event promoting open dialogue and renewed discussion about protecting free speech while preventing violence on campus.

The university president said the man is not a student and faces a criminal trespassing charge. Organisers said he pulled down an American flag, shouted insults and struck one person’s legs with a prop cane before being restrained. US Representative Nathaniel Moran praised campus police and said free speech does not protect assault.

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