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Eric Clanton

Eric Clanton

From the right, Eric can be seen attacking someone with a bike lock.

From the right, Eric can be seen attacking someone with a bike lock.

Eric Clanton (born August 27, 1988) is an American adjunct lecturer of philosophy at Diablo Valley College. He was involved in the April 2017 Rally Violence at Berkeley with Antifa where he assaulted people with a bike lock. He hails from Bakersfield, California. On May 24th, Clanton was arrested and is being held on $200,000 bail.

OkCupid Profile

Clanton hitting Sean Stiles over on the head with a bike lock

Clanton hitting Sean Stiles over on the head with a bike lock

On his OkCupid profile, he is interested in "precipitating the end of civil Society" and that he spends a lot of time thinking about revolution. Several things he cannot leave his house without are his bike, zebra pen and notepad, and

a sturdy pair of shoes.

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Berkeley Violence and 4chan Investigation

Eric Clanton on OkCupid

Eric Clanton on OkCupid

On April 17, 2017 several threads started to appear on 4chan after the Berkeley protests that attempted to identify a man who was assaulting Trump supporters with a bike lock. Although first documented during the Milo Yiannopolos riots, it was during the April 2017 Rally Violence at Berkeley that a man with a bike lock was recorded assaulting people multiple times with his weapon. One person who was attacked, Sean Stiles, can be seen getting hit over the head by Eric; he was later left bloody and required medical attention. Using picture and video evidence gathered across the internet, anons ultimately discovered that it was Eric Clanton two days later.

They used multiple objects to identify Eric including the pattern of his veins on his forearm, a zebra pen in his back pocket, the Levi jeans he was wearing, and his boots. Although anons used Starbucks coffee cups to estimate his height to be 5'2'', they were wrong and it's actually 5'11''.

Aftermath of Identification

Since Clanton was identified by 4chan anons, multiple calls have for him to be arrested have been expressed by users of Facebook, Reddit, etc. His Amazon account was subsequently hacked and someone ordered 14 bike locks to his address.

Police Investigation

Booking information

Booking information

On April 23rd Berkeley Police Department confirmed they have launched an investigation into Eric Clanton and the alleged assault against a Trump supporter at the protest. Timothy Leong, Contra Costa Community College District l director of communications and community relations said "We are working with Berkeley Police Department, who is the lead on the investigation of the recent altercations that occurred in their city.”

Arrest

Clanton was arrested May 24th on suspicion of use of a firearm during a felony with an enhancement clause and assault with a non-firearm deadly weapon.

He was booked into Berkeley City Jail and is being held on $200,000 bail.

His arraignment is scheduled for May 26th at 9 AM at Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse.

VIOLENT.SOLUTIONS Hunt

GoFundMe set up for Eric with no donations

GoFundMe set up for Eric with no donations

Eric Clanton has been on the run from the VIOLENT.SOLUTIONS

project (run by DARKTRIADMAN) – and from those who are watching and providing reports to them on his movements. His

last sighting was in Santa Cruz on 11:00am on Sunday, April 23rd. In

addition to the solicitation of legal advice on his behalf at Reddit (“for a friend”) it now appears that a GoFundMe page has been created for him, so far with no donations.

Academic Career

Eric earned a degree in philosophy in undergrad at California State University, Bakersfield and his Masters in Philosophy at San Francisco State University. As a teaching assistant at San Francisco State, he presented a paper called "A Feminist Critique of Human Nature Essentialism."

Presently a faculty member at Diablo Valley College, Eric is exploring the study of restorative justice from an anti-authoritarian perspective. His research focuses on Mass incarceration and the prison system as well as ethics and politics. Eric's official website has a full summary of his research. As of April 22, 2017, Eric is not currently teaching at DVC.

Association with Sam Badger

On a syllabus for an Islamic Political Philosophy class taught by Dr. Mohammad Azadpur, the teaching assistant Sam Badger used the email eclapton@mail.sfsu.edu, leading many to suspect that Eric used Sam Badger as an alias. San Badger happens to be a friend of his; his social media posts show that he is sympathetic towards Communism and Antifa.

References

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comEric Clanton on OkCupid
Apr 20, 2017, 9:22 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comEric spotted with a fat woman and her mask came off
Apr 20, 2017, 10:01 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comAmazon order
Apr 20, 2017, 7:00 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comEric is not currently teaching at DVC
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTeaching a class called "A Feminist Critique of Human Nature Essentialism"
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Citation Linkratemyprofessors.comEric Clanton on Ratemyprofessors
Apr 20, 2017, 4:07 AM
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Citation Linkchroniclevitae.comInformation about Eric Clanton
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Citation Linkdvc.eduFaculty Bio
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comInvestigation
Apr 20, 2017, 4:11 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comInvestigation
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Apr 20, 2017, 4:12 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comClanton smiling
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Citation Linkmyspace.comEric Clanton on Myspace
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comOn his phone
Apr 20, 2017, 4:15 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comAn earlier picture of Eric
Apr 20, 2017, 4:18 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comEric attacking someone with a Bike lock
Apr 20, 2017, 4:22 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPicture 4chan anons first used to try and find Bike lock attacker
Apr 20, 2017, 4:26 AM
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Citation Linkboards.4chan.orgThread about the Bike Lock attakcer
Apr 20, 2017, 4:27 AM
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Citation Linkboards.4chan.orgThread about the Bike Lock attacker
Apr 20, 2017, 4:27 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comFrom the right, Eric can be seen attacking someone with a bike lock.
Apr 20, 2017, 4:34 AM