Overview
- Athens police identified the suspect as 33-year-old Kenneth Leland Morgan, who was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault and two misdemeanor battery counts.
- Jail records and local reports show Morgan spent several nights in custody before being released on a $15,000 bond.
- Video circulated on social media shows the assailant striking UGA student Grace Lang in the face with a glass vessel, and she reported a broken nose and stitches following the attack.
- A police report states Morgan was denied entry to Cutters Pub because of the Nazi uniform and that the confrontation escalated after an attempt to remove his swastika armband.
- White supremacist figures, including Paul Miller, promoted a crowdfunding campaign that raised several thousand dollars for Morgan as a separate fundraiser for the victim surpassed $34,000 for medical expenses.