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STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING

~ On Gov. McAuliffe's call for independent VSP investigation into Charlottesville arrest ~

RICHMOND (March 18, 2015)--Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following statement regarding Governor Terry McAuliffe's decision to order a Virginia State Police investigation into last night's arrest of a student in Charlottesville:

"In these situations it's critical that we get all of the facts about exactly what happened as quickly as possible. I commend Governor McAuliffe for his swift decision to ask the Virginia State Police to investigate this situation."

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