# Legal proceedings against ASU cheerleader in Tempe > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-proceedings-against-asu-cheerleader-in-tempe > Updated: 2026-10-05T04:00:59.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2. Eryn Bonner, a 21-year-old Arizona State University cheerleader, faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and hindering or interfering with police following a July 19 incident in Tempe. The charges follow a viral confrontation outside the CASA nightclub where Bonner attempted to intervene during the arrest of her friends. Footage from bystanders and police body cameras shows a member of the Tempe Police Department’s bike patrol pushing Bonner to the ground and striking her in the face. While the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute initial felony counts of aggravated assault on a first responder and resisting arrest, the City of Tempe Prosecutor’s Office has moved forward with the misdemeanors. Bonner’s attorney, Benjamin Taylor, has criticized the legal proceedings as a ‘political prosecution,’ alleging the city is responding to police union pressure to avoid officer accountability. He described the force used by the officer as ‘very extreme, very excessive’ and has called for the officer’s dismissal. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-05: Arizona State University cheerleader faces charges after viral police arrest video ASU cheerleader Eryn Bonner faces misdemeanor charges after a viral video captured police using force during her arrest in Tempe, Arizona, leading her family to allege excessive conduct. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/arizona-state-university-cheerleader-faces-charges-after-viral-police-arrest-video ### 2026-10-02: Tempe prosecutors charge ASU cheerleader following viral police confrontation ASU cheerleader Eryn Bonner faces misdemeanor charges in Tempe following a viral July arrest where she was filmed being struck by a police officer. Her attorney calls the charges a ‘political prosecution.’ 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tempe-prosecutors-charge-asu-cheerleader-following-viral-police-confrontation --- Cite as: Legal proceedings against ASU cheerleader in Tempe. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legal-proceedings-against-asu-cheerleader-in-tempe