Police drive a bicycle into Jill Stein, then drag her away
The widely shared video of the moment officers charged the line of demonstrators at Washington University.
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Video, photographs and reporting on the April 2024 protest and the court case through September 2026, along with press releases and a contact for journalists.
Video
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Charged with assault, after being assaulted
Stein is charged with assaulting a police officer. The footage shows her being shoved with a bicycle and dragged out.
Officers beat and drag a professor at the same protest
Journalist Prem Thakker posts footage of officers slamming SIUE history professor Steve Tamari to the ground. Tamari was reportedly hospitalized with broken ribs and a broken hand.
Photographs
April 27, 2024
Photographs by Eric Lee for St. Louis Public Radio. See the complete photo essay ↗
In the press
Coverage
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Monica Obradovic · September 14, 2026Jill Stein asks for jury trial in WashU protest case
Reports on Stein’s jury-trial request and motion to dismiss. The updated article clarifies that a trial had not yet been scheduled.
- St. Louis Magazine · Ryan Krull · September 14, 2026Jill Stein demands jury trial in St. Louis assault case—rejecting deal from prosecutors
Coverage of the court appearance, the proposed community-service agreement and Stein’s decision to seek a jury trial.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · August 29, 2025Special prosecutors named in Jill Stein assault case stemming from Wash U protest
- St. Louis Magazine · Ryan Krull · June 16, 2025Jill Stein seeks to get St. Louis County assault charges thrown out
- St. Louis Public Radio · Hiba Ahmad · March 19, 2025Report: WashU stands by actions to disperse anti-war protesters last spring
- Student Life · Isaac Seiler and Aliza Lubitz · September 19, 2024 print editionSuspended student protesters speak out
Students describe the disciplinary process and the effects of suspension. Read the newspaper’s print coverage on page 2.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 17, 2024WashU bristles at St. Louis plan to condemn its protest response
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Monica Obradovic · May 2, 2024Condemnation mounts for Washington University’s “appalling” response to protest
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Monica Obradovic · April 30, 2024Washington University faculty placed on leave, students “houseless” after Gaza protest
- FOX 2 · Laura Simon · April 29, 2024Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein among arrests at WashU protests
Reports on the arrests, Stein’s account of her injuries and the university’s response to the demonstration.
- Columbia Missourian · April 29, 2024Washington University students suspended after protests over war in Gaza
- Spectrum News · April 28, 2024100 people arrested at Washington University this weekend during Israel-Hamas war protests
- St. Louis Public Radio / KBIA · Eric Lee · April 28, 2024Photos: St. Louis-area police arrest roughly 100 at Washington University anti-war protest
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch · April 27, 2024Photos: Protests over Gaza met with arrests at Washington University in St. Louis
- St. Louis Public Radio · April 27, 2024Report from the Washington University protest and the demand to cut ties with Boeing
For journalists
Press kit
Press contact
Kerry McCullen
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314-550-9599
For interview requests with Jill Stein or her legal team, and for statements on the case.
Press releases
September 11, 2026: Jill Stein to meet with supporters to fight Washington University charges
The case in brief: background, timeline and the legal team.
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