Ramona Sarsgaard, the daughter of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor Peter Sarsgaard, was arrested during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University's campus on Wednesday (May 7), police sources confirmed to the New York Post.
Sarsgaard, 18, a student at Columbia College, received a desk appearance ticket for criminal trespassing in relation to the incident, the sources confirmed. Sarsgaard was among nearly 80 people arrested for storming Butler Library on Wednesday as students were studying for upcoming final exams.
At least two school safety officers were reported to have suffered injuries during the response to the melee, according to officials. At least 65 interim suspensions were handed down to Columbia University students who participated in the protest and an investigation is pending, a school official confirmed to the New York Post, however, it's unclear whether Sarsgaard was among the students suspended as of Friday (May 9) morning.
Video obtained by the New York Post showed protestors detained in zip ties led out by New York City Police Department officers and onto nearby police buses following the incident, which started after demonstrators shoved past security to barge through the library's front entrance. The protestors draped large signs over bookshelves stating, "Columbia Will Burn" on glass cases and marked tables with colored tape.
An additional 33 other people from affiliated institutions and an unspecified number of alumni were also banned from the campus for their roles in the incident.