"on preliminary charges of misdemeanor battery"

Somebody's under- or over-stating things.

The victim got out of his car in his drive, turned toward his pursuers and asked, “What’s wrong?”

That’s when Gregory punched him, knocking him to the ground and kicked him in the head and back while the professor's children watched from the garage in terror, the victim said.

Fortunately, the professor said, three of his neighbors witnessed the attack.

Formal charges have not been filed against Gregory, and Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Patrick Harrington did not comment Wednesday on the allegations against Gregory, the driver or whether Indiana should adopt hate laws.

I hope this isn't a trend targeting Canadians south of the border.