In Bizarre Twist, UCLA Attacker Resurfaces, Sentenced To Therapy For Attacking Journalist

24 year-old Eyal Shalom receives group therapy for attacking a reporter

In a bizarre twist, a man who participated in a violent mob attack on pro-Palestine activists last year has resurfaced, entering into an agreement with Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman to dismiss his felony charges.

24 year-old Eyal Shalom, who brutally assaulted pro-Palestine activists and journalists during one of the worst mob attacks on a college campus in American history, has agreed to attend anti-bias training and group therapy as restitution for his actions at the University of California at Los Angeles last year.

Throughout Permanent Record’s continuing investigation into the attack, which occurred on April 30, 2024 when a masked mob of counterprotestors entered the UCLA campus after dark and violently assaulted a pro-Palestine encampment, one of the most bizarre elements has been the attempts to clarify the status of the Shalom case.

Permanent Record has repeatedly requested Shalom’s status, only to be told “Eyal Shalom was not charged,” despite the court’s computer system showing a request for an arrest warrant on felony use of tear gas, and in a follow up email last January that no new cases were in progress.

The news of Shalom’s status only resurfaced after Dolores Quintana, the reporter he attacked the night of April 30, posted on her X account that, “Eyal Shalom is in LA and has been to court,” after being notified by Hochman’s office.

In a statement, the Los Angeles District Attorney only advised, “the arrest warrant is public record,” while declining to answer more specific questions about the case.

A request for comment sent via Shalom’s defense attorney was not returned.

9/17 - Update with comment from District Attorney Nathan Hochman.