Which arrests were made during the Hays CISD protests and what charges were filed?

1. The adult arrest that became the focal point

Buda police announced the arrest of 45-year-old Chad Michael Watts of Kyle after video circulated showing a physical confrontation between a man and students near Johnson High; Watts was charged Tuesday with two counts of assault causing bodily injury and was booked into Hays County Jail while the department continued investigating whether additional charges were appropriate ^{[1] [5] [2]}.

2. The juvenile arrests and the specific charges recorded

Kyle Police Department publicly reported arresting two juveniles during the downtown Kyle demonstrations; one juvenile was charged with assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties, and both consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor, while the other juvenile was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with public duties, with officials warning additional charges might be forthcoming ^{[3] [4] [6]}.

3. What officials say about links to the viral fight

Local law enforcement statements and multiple outlets stress a distinction: the two juvenile arrests were described by Kyle police as not related to the widely shared video of the brawl involving an adult and students, while Buda police identified Watts as the suspect tied to that specific confrontation ^{[7] [1] [2]}.

4. Ongoing probes and the possibility of more charges

Authorities have not closed the matter: Buda police said their investigation into the adult altercation remains active and could yield additional charges as they collect witness statements and video evidence, and reporting notes that probable cause for Watts’s arrest was established after initial on-scene response, leaving room for the case to evolve ^{[1] [8] [2]}.

5. How reporting, public figures and partisan frames shaped the narrative

The arrests were quickly folded into broader political commentary: Governor Greg Abbott and other officials cited the juvenile alcohol arrests to criticize school walkouts, while local officials and some lawmakers urged restraint and pointed to the adult’s alleged conduct in the viral footage; media outlets ranged from local papers and TV to partisan and fringe sites amplifying versions of the incident with differing emphases on culpability and context ^{[9] [1] [10] [11]}.

6. What remains unclear and where reporting diverges

Open questions persist in publicly available reporting: while multiple outlets agree on Watts’s two assault counts and the juveniles’ listed charges, some early pieces said “no arrests have been made” before police statements clarified facts, and several sources note ongoing evidence collection and possible additional charges—reporting does not yet include final charging decisions, bond details for Watts, or outcomes for the juveniles beyond initial charges ^{[7] [2] [1] [8]}.

7. Bottom line for readers keeping score

Documented arrests tied to the Hays CISD protests are: Chad Michael Watts, arrested by Buda police and charged with two counts of assault causing bodily injury in connection with the viral on‑street confrontation, and two juveniles arrested by Kyle police with charges including assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties and minor-in-possession/consumption allegations for one of them; law enforcement has made clear the juvenile arrests were considered separate from the adult altercation while investigations into the brawl remain active ^{[1] [3] [4] [2]}.