Bike Lock Professor Eric Clanton

On three counts of suspicion of use of a firearm during a felony.
Bike lock professor eric clanton. A man police allege to be eric clanton holding a bike lock april 15 2017. He pled not guilty he was charged with felony assualt but. 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. Rob shimshock of campus unmasked can t believe that bike lock professor eric clanton is getting off the hook with only three years of probation.
He is most well known for attacking an innocent man who was simply trying to calm a group of antifa members and a group of trump supporters down in 2017. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and will face 3 years of probation for his alleged attacks on several individuals with. He was sentenced to three years of probation which will end on aug. California convicted former diablo valley college ethics professor eric clanton of misdemeanor simple battery but dropped three felony assault charges according to the alameda superior court database.
How a college professor joined the left s radical ranks eric clanton took to the streets with anti fascists during a season of violence in berkeley and may spend the next. Eric clanton was arrested in may 2017 after allegedly assaulting several people with a heavy bike lock at a pro trump rally in berkeley on april 15 2017 during the battle of berkeley. Eric clanton 29 agreed to the deal on wednesday in the alameda county superior court his attorney daniel siegal said. Eric clanton is a self described anarchist and a former adjunct professor of philosophy.
Ex dvc professor eric clanton remained in custody in lieu of 200 000 bail thursday and will be arraigned friday morning at 9 a m. Eric quickly moved towards the man from the antifa crowd and whacked the man over. He began teaching at diablo valley college in 2015. Eric clanton aka the bike lock basher received no jail time.
Eric clanton also known as the bike lock fugitive of berkeley is a prominent and controversial member of the left wing terrorist extremist group antifa.