Hofstra’s Public Safety suspended one of its officers following the alleged physical assault of a Hofstra student, pending an investigation.

Ja’Loni Owens, a junior public policy major, was issued a conduct charge for violating “Infringement of Rights” under the student code of conduct outlined in the Guide to Pride after a complaint was reported to the university by a political science professor, Dr. Richard Himelfarb, for a tweet Owens published on Sunday, April 22.