A student involved in the wrestling demonstration that took place in Professor Geoffrey Stockdale’s Interpersonal Communication classroom at American River College on Monday, spoke to The Current regarding his feelings on the situation.

“There was no altercation,” Kevin Messing, the student performing the take-down in the video, said. “I was demonstrating a grappling maneuver on my friend that caused a small cut above his eye. The professor was not aware of what we were doing and does not condone that kind of behavior. This is no more of a story than if a student had stubbed his toe demonstrating a dance. It was horseplay at best and nobody was hurt.”

Stockdale can be seen in the video sitting at a desk watching the demonstration.

Messing was concerned that local media that came to the campus on Thursday would “sensationalize” the incident.  He said, “it was inappropriate, but it was an accident.”

KCRA news, The Sacramento Bee, and a Blog from the Sacramento News and Review have picked up the story.

The Current will update the story as more information is available.