Man Arrested Following Assault At Local BART Station: BART Police

WALNUT CREEK, CA — A Pleasanton man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly swinging a crutch at another person, according to BART Police. The incident happened at 6:49 p.m. Thursday at the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre Station in Walnut Creek. Police say the suspect missed the victim, but the victim fell to the ground and suffered an injured leg.

The Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre Station is located at 1365 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94597.

It was the second alleged assault with a deadly weapon case reported at an East Bay BART station on Thursday. The first happened at the El Cerrito del Norte Station in El Cerrito at 2:21 p.m.

Officers responded to a report of two men beating another man. Officers determined Lawrence Harvey, 46, of El Cerrito, struck the victim with a large stick, causing head and shoulder injuries, police said.

Harvey was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

Police have identified the second man and are investigating his role in the incident.

— Bay City News contributed to this article; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch