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University of Virginia student injured during arrest 'could have been Obama' University official says incident in which student suffered a bloody head would could have happened to anyone, as state considers expanding its inquiry Joanna Walters in New York 19 March 2015 The student who sustained a bloody head wound as he was arrested by alcohol control officers at the University of Virginia on Wednesday morning “could easily have been any of us, including a young President Obama”, a university official told the Guardian. Martese Johnson, 20, was seen pouring blood on to the sidewalk as three enforcement agents pinned...

This is a developing story, and will continue to be updated with the latest information available. Martese Johnson, a third-year student in the College and a member of the Honor Committee and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, was arrested around 12:45 a.m. on Mar. 18 in front of Trinity Irish Pub on the Corner. At the request of University President Teresa Sullivan, a state investigation into the use of force in Johnson's arrest is now underway. Johnson was charged with resisting arrest, obstructing justice without threats of force, and profane swearing or intoxication in public at 4:21 a.m. The arresting officer was Alcohol...