A 15-year-old African-American teenager decided to quit his high school cross country team after he was assaulted in the middle of a race, according to the Washington Post.
Chase Coleman, who is nearly nonverbal due to his autism, was attacked by Martin MacDonald, a 57-year-old Caucasian man, during a race in Rochester earlier this month with the Corcoran High School Cross country team.
When confronted by police, MacDonald said that he pushed Coleman out of fear of being assaulted. MacDonald said his car was recently broken into by black teens. According to witnesses, MacDonald yelled “Get out of here” when he pushed Coleman.