( CNN ) University of Virginia student leaders have scheduled a campus forum with police Friday to discuss allegations of brutality following the bloody arrest of a 20-year-old student that prompted protests at UVA . The incident early Wednesday involved uniformed alcohol control agents and Martese Johnson , an African-American student at UVA . It made headlines around the country and prompted Gov . Terry McAuliffe to order an independent Virginia State Police investigation into what happened . The on-campus forum is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday . In a Facebook post , the university 's Student Council said representatives from Charlottesville , Virginia , police , Albemarle County police and the state Alcohol Beverage Control were to attend the forum `` to engage in a conversation about their relationship with students , or lack thereof , and about the issue of police brutality . '' Johnson 's arrest prompted protests among students demanding `` Justice for Martese '' after images circulated showing his bloodied face and clothing . While what happened Wednesday remains under investigation , video from the incident shows Johnson pinned to the ground , screaming : `` I go to UVA ! ... You f****** racists ! What the f*** ? How did this happen ? '' An officer can be heard telling the man to stop fighting . According to the student 's attorney , Daniel Watkins , `` just before handcuffing him , police took Martese to the ground , striking his head on the pavement and causing him to bleed profusely from the gash on his head . '' He needed 10 stitches to close the gash in his head , Watkins said . Johnson was charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice , according to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control , which acknowledged he suffered injuries during his arrest . The agents were placed on administrative duties during the investigation , the agency said . The Black Student Alliance said the arrest reminds black UVA students `` of the gruesome reality that we are not immune to injustice . '' In a news release , the university called the 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 . '' Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring appealed for patience . `` 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 . Friday 's forum will be held at a theater on the UVA campus . The Student Council said media would not be allowed to ask questions or bring cameras into the forum but said the event would be live-streamed on the Internet . `` This is a student space -- a chance for students to ask the questions they feel are most pressing to Virginia 's most senior law enforcement officials , '' the group said on Facebook . Students leaders asked their contemporaries to tweet questions in advance . As of midmorning Friday , only a handful of tweets had crossed using the proposed hashtag `` # policedialogue . '' `` Is the problematic influence of implicit bias discussed at all during police training , '' Twitter user yaejmeister asked . Among other questions , one student asked why alcohol control agents have police powers . A third wondered `` is catering to UVa 's hypersensitivity preparing our students for the world outside of 'grounds ' ? '' 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 . Grand juries in both communities declined to indict white police officers in the deaths , leading to angry protests nationwide and calls for renewed attention to claims of police bullying and brutality .
Forum set for Friday afternoon to discuss Martese Johnson arrest . The forum will be held at the University of South Florida in Tampa.