Monica Foy, a Sam Houston State University student, has
come under fire for a tweet she sent out in the wake of the
shooting death of Harris County deputy Darren Goforth.
Foy’s tweet questioned why so many people cared about
Goforth’s death and suggested that he might have
deserved to be shot. She also wrote that Goforth had
“creepy perv eyes.”
Once social media got wind of the tweet it went viral and
Foy soon deleted the tweet. The most recent tweet on her
feed came Tuesday morning and simply said
“#blacklivesmatter.” Her entire account has now since been
deleted.
Late Tuesday night her Twitter mentions were full of angry
messages regarding her tweet.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brady
Fitzgerald confirmed on Wednesday that they received a
call stating that Foy had an outstanding warrant for
assault causing bodily harm out of Harris County.
She was arrested at her home in the county after deputies
checked the system.
Montgomery County jail officials confirmed that Monica
Foy was arrested on Tuesday evening for an arrest
warrant out of Harris County. The warrant was for a 2011
charge of assault with bodily injury, a misdemeanor
charge. She was held for several hours and then released
on a $1,000 bond in the early morning hours.
The criminal information document, obtained from public
records revealed that on August 21, 2011, Monica Foy
allegedly assaulted a former co-worker by striking him
repeatedly about the head and face with her closed fist.
The court document states that Foy “struck him about the
head and face with a closed fist several times, causing him
pain and discomfort. The complainant advised during the
course of the assault, his eyeglasses were knocked off his
face, and the inside of his mouth was cut as a result of
being punched by the defendant.”
Foy's reportedly was a student at Sam Houston State
University.
SHSU issued a short statement on Tuesday in response to
the incident on the school's Facebook page:
“SHSU appreciates the enormous public response in
support of law enforcement. The university is a
leader in educating many people who work in
criminal justice and those who protect the civil
liberties this country was founded upon, including
free speech, whether we agree with that speech or
not.”
Foy is an English major at the school, according to the
Montgomery County Police Reporter.
Julia May, spokesperson for SHSU, said Wednesday that
the school is still evaluating the situation.
“We are conducting a rigorous evaluation to
determine if she violated any laws or policies as a
student,” said May. There has been some concern
from alumni about Foy’s actions considering that
the school is known for its heavy amount of law
enforcement majors. Students are noting that this
not indicative of their viewpoints.
“We are a place of open dialog and discussion but
this opinion is not representative of the university
community at all,” May added.
Source: Houston Chronicle
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