A Georgia man in a Nazi uniform brutally attacked a Jewish student outside a University of Georgia bar — and white supremacists are now celebrating and crowdfunding his release.
Outrage has erupted in Athens, Georgia, after a man dressed in a Nazi uniform viciously assaulted a Jewish University of Georgia (UGA) student in an unprovoked, hate-fueled attack — a chilling reminder that antisemitism remains alive in America.
The attacker, Kenneth Leland Morgan, 33, was arrested after he smashed a glass pitcher into the face of 23-year-old Grace Lang, a UGA student, outside Cutter’s Pub in downtown Athens. Morgan, wearing a swastika armband, had been denied entry to the bar before launching into a confrontation with bystanders.
When Lang attempted to tear off his Nazi armband, the man struck her in the face, breaking her nose and leaving her with severe bruises and lacerations.
“His goal was to terrorize,” Lang told The Red & Black, UGA’s student paper. “I grabbed the armband — not him — to remove a hate symbol. He came prepared to hurt someone.”
Lang required four stitches and remains shaken. “The Nazi symbol represents absolute evil,” said Rabbi Michoel Refson of Chabad-UGA, whose grandmother survived Auschwitz. “Seeing it paraded on our streets — and then seeing a student attacked — is heartbreaking.”
In a statement, the University of Georgia condemned the “heinous antisemitic behavior,” confirming that Morgan is not affiliated with the university. “We are horrified by this act of violence,” the school said, adding that its Student Care and Outreach team is providing support to Lang and other witnesses.
Morgan was arrested on two misdemeanor battery charges and one felony count of aggravated assault, but the story took an even darker turn after his detention.
Known white supremacist Paul Miller, infamous for spewing Nazi propaganda online, announced that he was helping raise bail money for Morgan. On X (formerly Twitter), Miller bragged that he was in contact with a user named @GasChambers, coordinating donations through a crowdfunding campaign on an extremist platform.
The campaign, which uses aliases such as “White Power” and “Joseph Goebbels,” has already raised over $5,000 — a chilling example of how neo-Nazi networks are mobilizing online to glorify hate crimes.
Morgan, who lost his job following the incident, was released from Clarke County Jail after several days, sparking renewed concern among Jewish advocacy groups.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called the assault “a violent act of hate, emboldened by extremist online echo chambers.”
UGA, which recently received an “A” rating from the ADL for combating campus antisemitism, has been grappling with several neo-Nazi controversies this year — including a January protest over a professor allegedly hosting a Nazi event on his property.
This latest attack has united students, faculty, and Jewish organizations in outrage — and in resolve. “We will not be intimidated,” said Rabbi Refson. “We will respond to hate with Jewish pride and unity.”
