# Caped nutjob who attacked TPUSA group at Texas university event ID’d as former student

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/caped-nutjob-who-attacked-tpusa-group-at-texas-university-event-idd-as-former-student/
- Published: 2026-11-12T06:38:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:24:50+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/texas-man-ciro-tomlian-identified-as-suspect-in-tpusa-ut-attack/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Former student Ciro Tomlian was identified as the suspect.
- Three people were reportedly assaulted at a campus event.
- He faces three assault charges and remains in custody.

## Summary

Texas authorities have identified former University of Texas at Tyler student Ciro Tomlian as the man accused of attacking people at a Turning Point USA event on campus. The incident matters amid a series of attacks involving the conservative youth group, whose founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year.

Video shows a caped man throwing an American flag and swinging a cane; authorities say three people were assaulted. Tomlian faces two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one of assault causing bodily injury, and remains in custody. The university says he was not a current student, has been barred from campus, and that violence will not be tolerated.

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