8 Arrested At Cal State Fullerton During Yiannopoulos Speech

ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- Police arrested eight people Tuesday night at a Cal State Fullerton protest during a speech given by the controversial conservative Milo Yiannopoulos.

Yiannopoulos, whose speeches often draw protests and criticism, spoke at the Titan Student Union where he was invited by the college's Republican group.

Capt. Scot Willey of the CSUF Police Department said that shortly before the speech began, a group of about 200 protesters had gathered outside a fence set up to add a layer of security to the event. A person who may not have been sympathetic to the protesters' message was moving through the group when tensions flared, words were exchanged and someone among the demonstrators used pepper spray, Willey said.

One female refused treatment and eight to 10 people, all thought to be protesters, were arrested, according to reports from the scene. Willey did not know what possible charges they would face.

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--City News Service contributed to this report

--Demonstrators protest outside a speech by conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, sponsored by a Republican student group at California State University Fullerton, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. (Amanda Lee Myers/AP Photo)