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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
UCF Police Arrest Jarrett Vick on 3 Charges After Pronoun Dispute Turns Violent
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 22

UCF Police Arrest Jarrett Vick on 3 Charges After Pronoun Dispute Turns Violent

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22

Summary

  • Feb. 5, 2025 bodycam footage shows UCF student Jarrett Vick being pepper-sprayed, tased and handcuffed after a campus confrontation escalated during a pronoun dispute with officers.
  • UCF police said officers were responding to reports that Vick had argued with several juveniles and then became combative, resisting handcuffing after objecting when an officer used the wrong pronoun.
  • Officers said Vick threw a closed fist, grabbed an officer’s microphone and kicked an officer during the struggle; he was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer with violence.
  • Orange County court records show Vick pleaded not guilty and the cases are closed, while UCF said he attended in spring 2025 but is no longer a student and did not graduate.

Insights

Did campus police's pronoun dispute and threat of a mental health hold escalate a tense situation into violence?
A student is tased, arrested, and no longer enrolled. What does this reveal about a university's duty of care?