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Just weeks after he graduated from high school, a California wrestler lost his college scholarship when video surfaced of him yelling a homophobic slur at a Modesto protest.

Bronson Harmon, 18, an Oakdale High School graduate, had intended to wrestle at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

The athletic scholarship was revoked after video surfaced of Harmon yelling a homophobic slur and making an obscene gesture during a June 30 rally in Modesto to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies concerning families.

Harmon and his father were allegedly also involved in a physical altercation at the same event, which led to a formal complaint against the teen being filed with the Modesto Police Department, according to police spokeswoman Sharon Bear.

Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman declined to comment on the reason Harmon’s scholarship was revoked, only saying the university was aware of the video before the athletic department made the decision.

In an interview Tuesday with the Tribune, Harmon implied that the slur was the reason. “Saying what I said is definitely not the right thing. I am supposed to be there to help the community be the best person I can be and represent the college the best way I can,” he said. “But I still feel like my freedom of speech was taken away, and I don’t think my scholarship should have been revoked over something like that.”

Harmon can be seen in one Facebook video carrying a Donald Trump campaign sign and walking with his father and a friend during a counterprotest at the march against the “zero tolerance” immigration policies.

When he notices they are being recorded, Harmon shows his middle finger to the person taking the video and insults him, using a homophobic slur.

Earlier in the video, his father, Todd Harmon, can be heard yelling, “Send their asses back!” as he walks down the street. The video has been viewed over 30,000 times on Facebook as of Tuesday evening.

Abdul Lasaing, who recorded the video, said he heard the men shouting as they approached so he pulled out his cellphone.

“I not once said anything to these guys I was just walking,” Lasaing told The Tribune on Wednesday. “I’m not sure if I was disrespected for my skin color or my world peace sign. I was shocked.”

Lasaing said Todd Harmon was wearing gloves and looked like he was there to fight.

“They scared families with small children, which I find very wrong,” Lasaing said. “And all the racist and homophobic slurs were very disrespectful.”

“I totally regret it,” Bronson Harmon said of the slur. “I got caught up in the heat of the moment. I was there to peacefully protest the things that we believe, and people were harassing us, spitting on us and calling us Nazis.”

As they left the march, Harmon, his father and friend allegedly became involved in a physical altercation.

According to Harmon, they confronted a man he saw placing a screwdriver behind the tire of his father’s truck.

In a police complaint filed by that man, he said he was only picking up the screwdriver, which he had seen lying in the street. He said was pushed during the confrontation and suffered a scrape to his arm. The victim asked to press charges against Bronson Harmon.

Harmon told The Tribune he never touched the man.

The case has been forwarded to the district attorney’s office for review. No charges had been filed as of Tuesday.

The incident comes as Cal Poly continues to deal with a series of racist and offensive incidents that occurred on campus in the past year, including multiple instances of students donning “blackface,” the return of alt-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos and dissemination of white supremacist fliers and graffiti on campus.

Harmon compiled a 35-7 record as a junior at Oakdale, claiming fourth place in the state finals at 160 pounds after a first-place finish in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet. He did not wrestle for Oakdale the second half of his senior season after he had a falling-out with the coach.

Harmon said Cal Poly wrestling coach Jon Sioredas saw the Modesto video and called on July 2 to inform him his scholarship would be revoked. Sioredas did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

Oberhelman said the offer of financial aid signed by all student athletes says the university can cancel aid for actions that could cause embarrassment to the school at the discretion of the athletic director.

With the Cal Poly wrestling team now out of the picture, Harmon said he plans to focus his energy on becoming a mixed martial arts fighter and, as of Tuesday, still plans to attend Cal Poly in the fall.

“I got accepted, and they said I am welcome still,” Harmon said. “It’s just that they can’t be bringing all this publicity to athletics, so I can’t be involved with athletics.”

Lasaing said he feels bad that Harmon lost his scholarship but added “I do believe there is consequences for your actions.”

“I hope he gets all the help he needs,” Lasaing said.