Tree Sitter's Accuser Taken For Assault

White had threatened two separate individuals on the Free Speech stage, in a dispute around a pile of free bread. One man, a local Berkeley resident (non-homeless) had asked White to stop threatening him, and to back off, saying he would call the police. Bizarrely, white yelled "snitch", despite the fact he himself is currently in the process of having Midnight Matt prosecuted for a period of up to a decade.

The second person threatened by White ended up on the ground, yet still was being threatened. White had to be intercepted to prevent him from beating the man on the ground.

A third individual, a local activist, was threatened by White in the Food Not Bombs line itself. At this time the UC police had entered the Park and watched White yelling at the man.

A fourth individual, another local activist, was punched in the head literally in front of the police, who were just a few feet away from this incident. Subsequently, Austin White, the accuser of Midnight Matt, was handcuffed and placed in a UC police car.

After he was driven away, one Berkeley city police officer arrived at the scene. The UC police and the Berkeley officer swept the west end of the Park. As a result, two other people were arrested for unrelated, non-violent incidents.