{"id":2542685,"date":"2026-01-18T21:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus-29\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T21:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:20:20","slug":"leftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist with &#8216;Any Pronouns&#8217; Arrested for Assassination Threats Against Conservatives on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus-29%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2542685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A University of Utah student, identified as Dean Stewart, was arrested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-professor-invents-critical-race-theory-watchdog-site\/\" title=\"Cornell Professor Invents Critical Race Theory Watchdog Site\">campus police<\/a> after allegedly threatening the campus chapter of the College Republicans during an on-campus event.Stewart was charged with making a threat of violence, interfering with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police officer<\/a>, and disorderly conduct; he is being held on $1,000 bail. According to conservative activists who posted about the incident, Stewart said &#8220;I&#8217;m going to Kirk you&#8221; (referring to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk), told others &#8220;you should die,&#8221; and made a motion as if shooting a rifle toward someone&#8217;s neck. Reports say Stewart argued with officers when asked for identification and attempted to invoke his Fifth amendment rights. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus\/\" title=\"Leftist with &#039;Any Pronouns&#039; ... for Assassination Threats Against ...s on Campus\">incident drew public reactions<\/a> from conservative figures and organizations, including posts by Riley Beesley, Sen. Mike Lee, and TPUSA leadership. News outlets cited in coverage include the Post Millennial and the Daily Caller News foundation; the Department of Education had not responded to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A University of Utah student was arrested by campus police Monday after threatening the school&rsquo;s College Republicans chapter during an event.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Stewart, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dean-stewart-4b949a277\/\">LinkedIn page<\/a> invites people to refer to him with &ldquo;any pronouns,&rdquo; was charged with threat of violence, interfering with a police officer, and disorderly conduct after the incident. Vice-Chairman Riley Beesley of the Utah Federation of College Republicans said in a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rileybeesley\/status\/2011148890775380423\">post<\/a> on X that Stewart referenced the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He says: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m going to Kirk you,&rsquo; &lsquo;you should die,&rsquo; and motions as if shooting a rifle toward our neck,&rdquo; Beesley, who later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rileybeesley\/status\/2011270467391500450\">recounted<\/a> witnessing Kirk being murdered, said. &ldquo;Democrats want us dead, and universities are responsible for radicalizing them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Liberal student arrested at the University of Utah after pointing gun towards <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtahCollegeReps?\">@UtahCollegeReps<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReawakenUSA?\">@ReawakenUSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He says: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to Kirk you,&rdquo; &lsquo;you should die,&rsquo; and motions as if shooting a rifle toward our neck.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats want us dead, and universities are responsible for&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m1XxFJK6IW\">pic.twitter.com\/m1XxFJK6IW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Beesley (@rileybeesley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rileybeesley\/status\/2011148890775380423?\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stewart, who served as &ldquo;Salt Lake Community College Student Association Vice President of Equality and Representation,&rdquo; according to his LinkedIn page, argued with police, who asked to see identification before trying to assert his Fifth Amendment rights, the Post Millennial <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/exclusive-leftist-student-arrested-for-saying-he-would-kirk-gop-group-at-university-of-utah\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So you&rsquo;re going to be charged,&rdquo; the campus police officer told Stewart, according to the Post Millennial. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re being charged for threats, disorderly conduct, and disobeying a lawful order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stewart is being held on a $1,000 bail, the Post Millennial reported. Beesley posted reactions to the story from other conservative leaders and elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlie Kirk would be devastated to know that &lsquo;Kirk&rsquo; is now a verb &mdash; used by unhinged leftists to threaten conservatives,&rdquo; Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2011154729012019490\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the mental illness we are up against. Every conservative is being threatened with violence,&rdquo; TPUSA Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tylerbowyer\/status\/2011212520250622255\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Students &amp; activists are being targeted, threatened, harassed and doxxed This is today&rsquo;s battle for the heart &amp; soul of this country. 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