Four men who attempted to enter tonight’s U.S. Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy were trespassed from campus, according to UCF Public Information Officer Courtney Gilmartin.
The incident took place at the Fairwinds Alumni Center after a third-party candidate attempted to enter the event.
The candidate did not have tickets to the debate, and had armed security with him; this is a violation of Florida state statue that prevents weapons on college campus.
UCFPD did not release the name of the candidate who attempted to enter the debate, but is expected to release more information regarding this incident tomorrow.
However, after the debate, two third party candidates posted on Facebook about the event.
Paul Stanton, a Libertarian, posted, “As a Libertarian, I respect the property rights of the debate organizers. As such, I did not attempt to trespass, despite their possible violation of federal election law by excluding me.”
Bruce Nathan, another third party candidate, posted a video on Facebook of him confronting UCFPD officers at the door of the debate.
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