The Other McCain is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for this blog to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. Eric Clanton, a former adjunct professor of philosophy at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, has been arrested in connection with using a U-shaped bicycle lock to violently attack several. In any argument that something is seriously wrong with America’s higher education system, Exhibit A is Eric Clanton, who has a master’s degree in philosophy from San Francisco State University and was teaching ethics ( !!!) to teenagers at a California community college. He was being held Thursday in the Berkeley city jail on $200,000 bail for assault with a non-firearm deadly weapon with an enhancement clause charge. Some people even posted their own research online, identifying the masked man as Clanton. Investigators credit cellphone videos for helping them identify the U-lock attacker. “You’re swinging a small metal object that can absolutely cause traumatic injuries,” said Berkeley Police Lt. Police said finding the U-lock attacker was such a priority, homicide detectives were assigned to the case. Investigators said cellphone videos show him swinging the U-lock at multiple Trump supporters in the head, injuring at least three people. But he was arrested by Berkeley Police Wednesday. “We especially at Diablo Valley College received, in fact, hundreds of calls and emails concerning the hiring, that we have someone like this in front of our class, in front of our students, potentially dangerous,” said spokesman Tim Leong.Ĭlanton was a candidate to teach another philosophy class at the college this summer. There had been an outcry for his apprehension on alt-right websites after a video clip was posted on social media of the 28-year-old allegedly assaulting a pro-Trump demonstration with a bike lock.Ī DVC spokesman said among the philosophy classes Clanton taught was “Introduction to Ethics.” While others wallowed in the study of diplomacy and non-violence, he studied the bike lock. April 25: Report: Police Investigating Eric Clanton in Berkeley ‘Anti-Fascist’ AttackĬlanton was identified by online activists using facial recognition software, and this week Berkeley police arrested the suspect:Ī former Diablo Valley College philosophy professor has been arrested for his role in a violent melee that broke out during a Berkeley rally supporting President Donald Trump last month, authorities said Thursday.Īuthorities said Eric Clanton was arrested in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon. Professor Eric Clanton, who is said to teach at Diablo Valley College near San Francisco, California, was allegedly caught on video slugging a Trump supporter over the head with a hefty bike lock, also known as a 'U lock,' during the Berkeley riots that took place this past Saturday.April 20: Activists Claim Berkeley ‘Anti-Fascist’ Attacker Is College Instructor Eric Clanton.Last month, we reported that Eric Clanton, an adjunct philosophy teacher at Diablo Valley College was suspected of being the masked man who attacked Trump supporters at an April 15 rally in Berkeley: Friday.Ī former DVC staff directory on its web page said Clanton has worked at the school since 2015, teaching an “introduction to philosophy with a background in teaching ethics, critical thinking, and comparative philosophy East/West” with “primary research interests” of ethics and politics.Eric Clanton is charged with attacking Trump supporters in Berkeley. He is being held on $200,000 bond and is due in court at 9 a.m.
Video of the April 15 assault exploded on right-wing websites in the days following the clash as scores of cybersleuths began identifying Eric Clanton as the masked man seen bashing a Trump backer in the head, causing serious bleeding.Ĭlanton was arrested early Wednesday morning in Oakland and booked in the Berkeley Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon that is not a firearm. BERKELEY - A former Diablo Valley College professor was arrested Wednesday in connection with the use of a bike lock in the beating of three people during a rally for President Donald Trump last month, police said Thursday.
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