Two Arrested At UNM Turning Point Event, New Hampshire Man Charged

Two men were arrested at a Turning Point USA event on the University of New Mexico campus Monday in Albuquerque, and a 70-year-old New Hampshire man faces charges in a separate alleged assault on a Turning Point volunteer outside a polling place the next day.^[1]

University of New Mexico police took Kevin Castro and Harrison Magnus into custody during the campus event after officers said one man hurled a lacrosse ball toward the crowd and both were heard discussing plans to throw objects.^[1] Castro is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct and conspiracy, while Magnus faces counts of conspiracy, disorderly conduct and concealing identity.^[1]

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Laconia, New Hampshire, police say 70-year-old Stephen Redic slapped an 18-year-old Turning Point Action volunteer who was working outside a polling place, then arrested him the next morning on simple assault and disorderly conduct charges.^[1] The volunteer was part of Turning Point's get-out-the-vote operation and was not seriously injured, according to police accounts cited in the outlet.^[1]

Both incidents come as Turning Point USA and its political arm, Turning Point Action, expand their footprint on campuses and at election sites, drawing vocal opposition and, at times, confrontations.^[1] The group and its supporters have pointed to the Albuquerque arrests and the New Hampshire polling-place clash as evidence that conservative activists face escalating hostility, while critics say heightened tensions around the 2026 elections are increasing the risk of face-to-face conflict across the political spectrum.

1. Fox News