article_snippet: Arrest early Wednesday involved uniformed alcohol control agents and Martese Johnson, an African-American student at UVA.
article_snippet: Arrest made headlines around the country and prompted Gov. Terry McAuliffe to order an independent Virginia State Police investigation into what happened.
article_snippet: Johnson's arrest prompted protests among students demanding "Justice for Martese" after images circulated showing Johnson bloodied face and clothing.
article_snippet: While what happened Wednesday remains under investigation, video from the incident shows Johnson pinned to the ground, screaming: "I go to UVA!
article_snippet: An officer can be heard telling Johnson to stop fighting.
article_snippet: According to the student's attorney, Daniel Watkins, "just before handcuffing An officer, police took Martese to the ground, striking An officer head on the pavement and causing An officer to bleed profusely from the gash on his head.
article_snippet: Johnson was charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice, according to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which acknowledged Johnson suffered injuries during Johnson arrest.
article_snippet: The agents were placed on administrative duties during the investigation, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said.
article_snippet: The Black Student Alliance said his arrest reminds black UVA students "of the gruesome reality that we are not immune to injustice.
article_snippet: In a news release, the university called his arrest disturbing, and University President Teresa Sullivan issued a statement saying that "every member of our community should feel safe from the threat of bodily harm and other forms of violence.
article_snippet: Certainly the images that we've all been looking at in Charlottesville are shocking, but it's really important that we get the facts out and understand exactly what happened," Johnson said.
article_snippet: The incident comes amid a continuing nationwide debate over the use of force by police, particularly involving African-Americans, following the deaths last summer of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York.
article_snippet: Grand juries in both communities declined to indict white police officers in the deaths last summer of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York, leading to angry protests nationwide and calls for renewed attention to claims of police bullying and brutality.
highlights_snippet: Arrest prompted protests after images circulated showing student's bloodied face .