Watch Trevor Loudon’s film from 24:30 – 26:46 to watch Trevor’s section on Eric Clanton:Įric Clanton went to that rally with intent to hurt people, and he did.
A third was struck across the neck and back, police wrote. Another was uninjured but had a piece of a helmet broken off. One person received a head laceration that required five staples to fix. Court papers later revealed that Clanton struck at least seven people in the head, according to authorities. Police said, previously, that Clanton attacked at least three people with a metal U-lock during the April 15 rally in and around Civic Center Park. A misdemeanor charge that Clanton wore a mask during the commission of the crime also was dropped.Ĭlanton’s three years of probation begin Wednesday and last through Aug. The felony charges against him were dismissed, and an allegation that he had caused serious bodily injury was stricken. Instead, there was no hearing, and information about Clanton’s plea deal became available online.Īccording to Alameda County Superior Court records, Clanton entered a “no contest” plea Wednesday to one misdemeanor battery charge. Wednesday, Clanton was supposed to have had his preliminary hearing, where a judge decides whether there’s enough evidence in a case for it to move ahead to trial. The assault was captured in a video clip (below) that drew widespread attention and anger after it was posted on YouTube. Before his arrest, Clanton had been “outed” online, on the website 4chan, as someone who used a bike lock to strike a man in the head. Screenshot from Diablo Valley College staff directory before it was removed.Ī former East Bay college philosophy professor who was charged with four counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon, causing great bodily injury, has taken a deal resulting in three years of probation for an attack at a Berkeley protest last year, court records reveal.Įric Clanton had been linked by police to violent assaults with a metal bike lock during a “free speech” rally in Berkeley on April 15, 2017.
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