(JEWISH GROUP) Video of antisemitic comments yelled at Dave Portnoy results in Mississippi State student's arrest [View all]

Starkville Police arrested a 20-year-old Mississippi State University student on a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace after antisemitic comments directed toward Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy could be heard in a video on Friday, Nov. 7.

Video of the incident went viral as Portnoy was recording a pizza review outside Boardtown Pizza & Pints in the Cotton District of Starkville.

In a video posted on the X account @LikelyTarnished, someone can be heard saying, &quot Expletive) the Jews, (expletive) you, Dave Portnoy," who is Jewish.

The student was arrested at 10:29 a.m. CT on Nov. 10 and released on a $2,500 bond, according to Starkville public information officer Brandon Lovelady.

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According to the incident report, the Starkville Police Department was made aware of a video circulating online that depicted an individual yelling an antisemitic statement and throwing coins toward another person outside a local business.

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