Black student's bloody arrest provokes anger in U.S.

A bloody arrest of a black University student has provoked public anger and shouting allegations of racism in the U.S., while the student's roommate said on Friday that he believes the use of force was likely race- related.

Martese Johnson, 20, a third-year student at the University of Virginia, was restrained on the ground and left bloody on the face by agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) on Wednesday in Charlottesville.

The move was made by ABC agents after they turned Johnson away from a bar during St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The agency said the agents decided to "further detain the individual based on their observations and further questioning." The arrest warrant describes Johnson as "agitated and belligerent." He was allegedly detained for public intoxication and obstruction of justice.

Johnson's attorney said that the agents questioned Johnson about being in possession of a fake ID. "I am aware that Martese does not won a fake ID," Johnson's roommate Joshua Kinlaw told ABC news, "There is nothing he could've said or done that could provoke an officer or the law to assault him in such a manner."

"I trust that the scars on my face and head will one day heal, but the trauma from what the ABC officers did yesterday will stay with me forever," Johnson, who needed 10 stitches to close a gash on his head, said in a statement read by his attorney Thursday.

The bloody arrest was captured in photos and videos and widely spread on social media. Many said it was the latest example of excessive force by officers against a black man.

An estimated 1,000 University of Virginia students assembled on Wednesday night to protest the bloody arrest.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe has ordered the Virginia State Police to investigate the incident. State police said that an " administrative review" will be conducted along with a criminal investigation requested by the Charlottesville prosecutor. Endite