Suspect in assault caught on video on UC Berkeley campus arrested

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Suspect in assault caught on video on UC Berkeley campus arrested
A suspect in a videotaped assault on the UC Berkeley campus is now in custody. UC Police arrested Zachary Greenberg Friday.

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- A suspect in a videotaped assault on the UC Berkeley campus is now in custody. UC Police arrested Zachary Greenberg Friday.

Police say he's the man that was seen in the video wearing black in the altercation in Sproul Plaza on Feb. 19.

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The alleged victim in the incident wasn't a student but a recruiter for Turning Point USA, a conservative action group.

Greenberg isn't a student either. He was booked into jail Friday and awaits charges from the Alameda County District Attorney's office.