Article snippet: Twenty-three-year-old Justin Jones, also known as Justin Bautista-Jones, a student at Vanderbilt Divinity School, and 22-year-old Jeneisha Harris were taken into custody at the Capitol Building by the Tennessee Highway Patrol late Thursday morning. Jones was charged with assaulting Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada (R-Franklin). He was also charged with disorderly conduct. Harris was charged with disorderly conduct. At the time of the arrest, Jones was out on bond on charges of criminal trespassing and resisting arrest for his role in disrupting an October Republican rally held in Nashville in support of Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07). In November, Blackburn defeated Democrat Phil Bredesen to replace former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) in the U.S. Senate. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was on the second floor of the State Capitol Thursday morning in anticipation of a planned protest. Jones was among the protesters who showed up. “Several times, Justin Bautista-Jones attempted to go around rope barriers and enter the House of Representatives chambers,” the Tennessee Highway Patrol said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. “It became clear that the group was attempting to contact Speaker Glen Casada. The House Sergeant-At-Arms advised the group that the chambers were closed for a press event. At approximately 10:06 a.m. Speaker Casada attempted to leave the chambers and enter an elevator that was being held specifically for members of the General Assembly ... Link to the full article to read more