Mississippi Student Arrested for Slur, Coins at Portnoy

A 20-year-old Mississippi State University student was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace after allegedly shouting an antisemitic slur and throwing coins at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy during a pizza review filming in Starkville, Mississippi.

The incident occurred Friday evening outside Boardtown Pizza Pints, where Portnoy, who is Jewish, was recording an episode of his One Bite review series ahead of Mississippi State's football game against the University of Georgia. According to a video that circulated widely on social media, Patrick McClintock approached Portnoy's crew and yelled, "Fuck the Jews," while tossing coins in his direction. Portnoy responded by challenging the man to step into the camera frame, leading to a brief confrontation. Bystanders intervened, shouting at McClintock to leave, and Portnoy's security escorted him away. One onlooker was heard saying, "That was awful," as the episode unfolded.

Starkville police became aware of the video the same day and issued a warrant over the weekend. McClintock, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, was taken into custody Monday, processed, and released after posting a $2,500...