Logan man believes attack on him was racially motivated


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LOGAN — Police are on the hunt for the driver of a truck who they said intentionally tried to run over a man in Logan Friday.

Victim Michael Shaquille "Shaq" Gregg believes the attack was racially motivated.

Gregg was threatened by friends of his ex-girlfriend while at the Logan Transit Center on 150 E. 500 N. He said they were yelling racial slurs and told him they were going to kill him and his sister.

Soon after Gregg and his sister hopped on a bus, but when they got home, a truck was waiting for him. Gregg said his sister has just crossed the street to their house when the truck gunned it.

"They sideswiped me and took off," Gregg said. "I'm part African-American. They were aiming for me."

Gregg says he was lucky to escape with some broken bones in his hand.

"When we got on the bus, I thought it was over and done with, but they obviously weren't done,” Gregg said. "I'm glad I only got away with what I got away with."


They sideswiped me and took off. I'm part African-American. They were aiming for me.

–Shaq Gregg, victim of attack


Gregg believes there was a racial component to the attack, even though the passenger in the truck was an ex-girlfriend. He said some individuals in the group have harassed him since middle school, but he never expected this to happen.

"To see that it's gone this far — from words to physically actually trying to hurt me — honestly it frightens me,” Gregg said.

"There were some racial slurs thrown at him. It's unknown at this time to us whether it was a big part of this incident,” Logan police Sgt. Curtis Hooley said.

Regardless of the intent, police said the individuals in the yellow truck are in serious trouble: "They certainly have crossed a line," Hooley said.

Gregg also feels that his attackers crossed a line and doesn't feel safe to go outside alone anymore.

"I can understand parking outside of my house trying to be scary, but actually trying to hit me — it's drawn the line permanently that they're not going to be able to go back from it,” Gregg said.

Contributing: Sara Jarman

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