michelle manhart , 38 , was handcuffed by police at valdosta state university , georgia , and driven off in a patrol car after grabbing the stars and stripes and refusing to return it to the student demonstrators .
video footage of the event , on friday , shows manhart struggling with officers , who force her to the ground after she heard students were walking on the flag , as seen above .
it shows her surrounded by protesters on the campus , who demand their property be returned .