Students for Trump founder arrested, accused of striking girlfriend with gun

Ryan Fournier, 27, charged with domestic assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon over incident in North Carolina

The co-founder of Students for Trump, a supporters group formed ahead of the 2016 election, was arrested last week on domestic violence charges in North Carolina, court documents show.

Ryan Fournier, 27, was detained last Tuesday and accused of assaulting a woman, later identified as his girlfriend, by grabbing her right arm and striking her in the forehead" with a handgun, according to an order issued by a magistrate in Johnston county.