Four men in their early 20s have been arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs and assaulting a Black student in a dorm at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Northampton County District Attorney’s office has charged Brandon John, 22, and Cameron Graf, 22, with simple assault and harassment; Michael Rosta, 21, with burglary and simple assault; and Nabil Jameel, 22, with simple assault.
The four suspects reportedly drove past the victim and shouted racial slurs at him as he was walking home with two of his friends around 2 a.m. on April 15.
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The victim, who didn’t want his identity revealed, reportedly told police he ran toward the vehicle and hit the trunk with his hands after hearing the racial slurs. He then reached his hands in the back of the car and briefly touched one of the men before backing away and walking back home.
“The victim told the officers the vehicle then turned around and parked, and a group of males got out of the car and chased him and his two friends. The victim stated the group of males surrounded them just south of Packer Avenue and one of the males struck the victim before he was able to get away and run back to his residence hall on campus,” Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said in a release.
After the victim returned to the dorm, he went to see a friend and then went to the bathroom. The victim said the four men were waiting on him and attacked him as he was leaving the bathroom.
The victim was able to get away and hide in a friend’s room. The men banged on the door where the victim was hiding but eventually left.
A witness told police that she was approached by one of the male suspects and he asked if she lived inside the dorm. The witness said she let the male inside the dorm because she assumed he was…
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