Back in October, there was a widely reported confrontation in Arcata between the College of the Redwoods baseball team and an activist protesting the war in Gaza. (See here, here.) This confrontation took place around the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus Store — the old bank building at the corner of Eighth and G — after a game at the Arcata Ball Park.

This morning, Cal Poly Humboldt informs us that the University Police Department, which was the investigating agency, has completed its investigation, and has recommended charges against the activist — Gihane Hyden — for filing a false police report, vandalism and false imprisonment.

Cal Poly Humboldt sent us the following this morning:

Following a game at Arcata Ballpark in October, College of the Redwoods baseball players were getting into their cars that were parked at the Campus Store, Arcata parking lot.

Around that time, a Plaza demonstration on the Israeli-Hamas conflict on the Plaza had just ended and participants of the event passed by the Arcata Campus Store.

An argument occurred between the baseball players and two demonstrators, one of whom is identified as Gihane Hyden. CR players and coaches, and a third-party witness called 911 to report the argument. Those demonstrators left before Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department officers arrived.

Hyden later alleged that members of the baseball team had assaulted her with a vehicle. She also reported that a coach had assaulted her by placing his arm around her neck.

According to UPD’s investigation, the evidence does not support Hyden’s allegations, and that Hyden vandalized a player’s windshield by breaking it with her fist and prevented that player from exiting the parking lot in his vehicle.

UPD has recommended charges of vandalism, false imprisonment, and making a false police report, and the case has been referred to the District Attorney.