COLUMBUS – Columbus police have released photos of men they say are persons if interest in an attack on a disabled motorist during violent downtown protests in May.
Eldon Hawkins, 58, suffers from cerebral palsy and drove to Broad and High streets on the evening of May 31, right into a group of people demonstrating for social justice, according to media reports at the time.
Some of the protesters threw a bicycle against Hawkins’ windshield and kicked his car, he told WBNS 10-TV.
When other protesters realized Hawkins was disabled, they came to his rescue, the reports stated.
Police say the men in the photos are facing several felony charges, including criminal damaging.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or any other similar incident is asked to contact Columbus Police Criminal Intelligence Detective R. Schuler at 614-808-5089, rschuler@columbuspolice.org or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS(8477).