Most charges dropped against UTC student who questioned street preacher

photo Cole Montalvo, the UTC student who got arrested for confronting a female preacher on campus, gets up to speak to his attorney before appearing in Gary Starnes's general sessions court this morning.

Three of four criminal charges were dropped this morning against University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student Cole Montalvo, who was wrestled to the ground by campus police and security officers on Nov. 13 after Montalvo crossed a "free speech" perimeter to question street preacher Angela Cummings.

Sessions Court Judge Gary Starnes dismissed charges of inciting to riot and disorderly conduct at an hour-long preliminary hearing. Before the hearing, a charge of obstruction of justice was dropped.

That leaves the biochemistry student facing a charge of resisting arrest. A grand jury will decide whether to indict him on that.

Read more in tomorrow's Times Free Press.

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