Georgia man charged with “racial” attack on UF campus that left victim unconscious
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Talan Isaac Bens, 19, of Gainesville, Georgia, was arrested yesterday after allegedly attacking and choking a man who was walking in a group on the University of Florida campus.
At about 10:53 a.m. on January 18, a “large” group of students was walking from W. University Avenue toward the Honors Dorms when Bens and a black male who was later identified as R.J. Priest started harassing them with racial slurs against Indian and African American individuals.
The victim and three others split off from the larger group to go to Garage Four to get some belongings from their car, and Bens and Priest allegedly followed them, still harassing them.
As the victim and witnesses approached the garage, Bens allegedly shoved the victim, who shoved him back. The two groups exchanged words while the victim and witnesses walked toward Beaty Towers, and Bens reportedly kept challenging the victim to fight.
The witnesses tried to step between Bens and the victim, but Bens allegedly called the victim another slur and tried to shove him; Priest allegedly shoved the victim, and Bens allegedly grabbed the victim by the throat and pulled him into the street. The witnesses told the responding University of Florida Police Department officer that they tried to stop the attack, but Bens had the victim in a choke hold from behind.
The victim reportedly lost consciousness, and his body fell to the asphalt, causing a large bump on his head. The victim regained consciousness after a few seconds, and the two alleged attackers ran away. One of the witnesses reportedly captured the incident on video. The victim reportedly refused medical treatment.
Bens was arrested on Museum Road about two hours later and charged with battery by strangulation. Priest has not been booked into the jail. Bens’ criminal history is unavailable; Judge Tatum Davis set bail at $50,000.
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A lot of ‘allegedlys’ going on. How can we be sure this even happened?
talan we know this is you buddy
Respectfully, you’re an idiot if you can’t figure out how they know
There’s a video
wheres the video
first time reading an article, buddy?
RACIST Talan Bens is a day early for this nonsense . Its gonna get a lot worse and a Lot More Racial , thanx to the normalizing of crimes from Orange Face Painted RACIST Felon Criminal .
Get a lot worse? As compared to the last 4 years of DOJ weaponization vs any American who stood for their (or their children’s) rights under FJB? The “alleged” crime needs to be litigated and a judgement decided. There are a lot of missing facts in this article that are needed to make a correct decision.
ROFLMAO, you people and your ignorance crack me up.
In a world where Muslims are attacking tons of people.
Gotta expect other people to act out of of touch with reality.
Makes me wonder the back story.
He scammed me of 6k. Finally got what he deserve
Same thing for me lmao
I forgive you. Free my jew!
I know him from Atlanta- insanely racist. he is getting what he deserves im sorry but actions have consequences
Why not show a pic of the Black racist R.J Priest?? Only show the white one?
He has not been arrested, so there is no booking photo.
Are you dumb and delusional?
i went to high school with him. been a racist since day one. he deserves life in jail!!!
so… this guy and his black buddy got in fight against another black person.
White guy gets charged as “racially motivated”
PUT THE PHONE DOWN AND HELP YOUR BUDDY OUT INSTEAD OF FILMING..
Interesting
I knew this guy in kindergarten. He was a racist then.
He hasnt had a good butt whooping before then maybe he will stop with his nonsense
I’m from Dunwoody, this guy scammed my grandma who had cancer out of 10,000 dollars. Know a lot of other people too who this guy scammed.
owe
i’ve known talan for a very long time and he’s a messed up individual. deserved.