Leilla Hamoud: Shocking video shows Winston-Salem State University student, 20, handcuffed, arrested in class
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WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: A viral video captures the moment a 20-year-old student was dragged in handcuffs from a lecture at a historically Black college following a dispute over an essay. Leilla Hamoud is seen in the video being handcuffed by police at Winston-Salem State University after what appears to be an altercation between the student and Cynthia Villagomez, her professor. The footage was released to TikTok on Wednesday, December 14.
In the footage, Hamoud could be heard crying and yelling that she was being mistreated by the police as they pushed her arms behind her back over what she claimed was a disagreement about her final paper. As per the WXII reporter Louie Tran, she is currently facing misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges and is scheduled to appear in court once more on January 25, reports Daily Mail.