Posted on 05/25/2017 7:13:48 AM PDT by mac_truck
Eric Clanton, a former teacher at Diablo Valley College, was arrested by Berkeley police on Wednesday on suspicion of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon identified as a U-lock bike lock, and one of those assaults is alleged to have caused a significant injury. See complete coverage of recent protests in Berkeley
Police say the violence happened April 15 in Berkeley when pro-Trump supporters clashed with self-described anti-fascist, or “antifa,” activists determined to stop a rally where white supremacist views were expected to be expressed.
Soon after April 15, 28-year-old Clanton was “outed” online, on the website 4chan, as someone who used a bike lock to strike a man in the head. The assault was captured in a video clip (below) that drew widespread attention and anger after it was posted on YouTube.
Until Wednesday night, Berkeley investigators had declined to say whether they were looking into Clanton, despite the outcry online calling for his arrest. Wednesday, officers arrested him in Oakland at 12:15 p.m. He is being held at Berkeley Jail with a bail of $200,000, according to Alameda County sheriff’s office records online. Clanton, whose listed occupation is college professor, is scheduled for arraignment Friday. Police said they have identified three victims in the case. All three were struck in the head or neck with a bike lock, police said.
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He looks like he will have a promising sex life in Prison at least.
Maybe they’ll give him some college approved coloring books to help de-stress while in jail?
If convicted In addition to prison, he should loose any benefits he receives or would receive, which as pensions/401k and insurance. Any money in the retirement accounts should be given to the victims of his attack.
True top kek!
They arrested him after midnight...
bookmark - Berkeley Bike Lock
Junior college instructor
Laila, bail me out!
(Nevermind)
Took them long enough.
To bad he isn’t black and or transgender’d.
He struck the sheriff, but he did not strike the deputy.
That thought crossed my mind as well...Berkeley does have a new police chief though and for a change he's a homegrown local.
Where is his badge?
There wouldn’t have been a “battle at Berkley” where this occurred if Trump had not won.
What about a safe place?
Or was that Eric Clapner?
If he gets prison time, we should put together a care package for him: ky jelly and preparation H.
No bias there - nope, not a smidgeon.
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