One suspect is in custody and police are searching for two more who were involved in a bias-based assault in Boulder.
Olubiyi Ogundipe, a University of Colorado-Boulder student from Nigeria, was walking with another friend also from Nigeria, just after 2 a.m. Saturday, near Broadway and Pleasant streets.
Three suspects walking behind them used the n-word, called the victims monkeys and told them to go back to their country, according to a police report.
Ogundipe, 19, turned around and confronted the suspects but the suspects began punching him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
A campus police officer who was driving by witnessed the assault and stopped to help, at which point the suspects ran.
Joseph Owen Coy, 22, of Lafayette was arrested after a short foot chase. Coy is the suspect believed to have punched Ogundipe.
He was booked into jail on charges of bias-motivated crime, which is a felony, and for obstruction.
Ogundipe was taken to the hospital and treated for some lacerations, but did not sustain serious injuries.
Boulder police are looking for two other males, one a smaller white male, between the ages of 18 to 20. It is unclear what their role was at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Sgt. Tom Trujillo at 303-441-3338. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous can contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776.
Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at . Tips that can lead to an arrest may be eligible for a reward.
