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Police arrested a former professor Wednesday who allegedly used a
bike lock to assault a man at an April rally in Berkeley, Calif.
After 4Chan identified Eric Clanton, a man who taught at Diablo
Valley College in California, as the perpetrator behind an
assault at an April 15 Trump rally, police placed him in custody,
according to the East Bay Times. Authorities arrested Clanton due
to suspicion concerning his use of a firearm in a felony and
assault with a non-firearm lethal weapon.
Masked and clad in the black clothes of an anti-Trump
antifascist, Clanton allegedly attacked at least one person with
a bike lock, causing the victim to bleed profusely from the head.
While investigating Clanton, 4Chan users matched the former
professor’s facial structure, jeans brand, shoes and backpack
straps to that of the assailant. Berkeley Police arrested Clanton
over a month after 4Chan’s evidence surfaced.
Clanton, who is being held by police with a $200,000 bail, taught
ethics, philosophy and critical thinking at Diablo Valley
College, reported Heat Street. He obtained a bachelor’s degree
from California State University, Bakersfield, and a master’s
degree from San Francisco State.
Clanton is held at Berkeley Jail and faces an arraignment Friday
morning at Wiley W. Manuel courthouse in Oakland, California.
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Michael Press