Brian Calhoun, former Fresno council member, arrested in fight with City College co-ed

By Pablo Lopez - The Fresno Bee

Friday, Mar. 22, 2013 | 05:24 PM Modified Fri, Mar 22, 2013 05:29 PM

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Former Fresno City Council Member Brian Calhoun was arrested Friday for fighting with a 19-year-old female student at Fresno City College, where he teaches.

In a news release, the college said Calhoun, 69, was arrested and cited for assault and battery. He was then released.

No other details were available and efforts to speak with Calhoun were not immediately successful.

Calhoun made an unsuccessful bid to become a Fresno County supervisor in June 2008 and termed out as a Fresno City Council member in January 2009.

A military veteran, Calhoun served as an intelligence officer in the Army during the Vietnam War era, and spent seven years as a county supervisor in Wisconsin before he resigned to continue his education. He has a doctorate in educational policy studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and guides future teachers at Fresno City College. It was not immediately known how long Calhoun has taught at City College.

He suffered a low point in his career in 2004 when he was arrested for drunken driving just hours after he won re-election to the City Council. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine days of community service, three years of probation and a $1,500 fine.

The reporter can be reached at (559) 441-6434, plopez@fresnobee.com or @beecourts on Twitter.

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