Deaf Man Beaten

A college student in Boston is facing charges he attacked a deaf black man and pregnant women. Police in the Waltham section of the city say Timothy Schmitt, who attends Bentley College, accused the victims of following him about 2am last Friday. They told him they were headed to the police station to report a stolen car. During an ensuing argument, Schmitt is accused of using a racial slur. Police say he severely beat the deaf man and punched the pregnant woman. Schmitt's family says he did not start the fight and it was not racially motivated, as the victims are claiming. Schmitt is due back in court on May 17th. Until then, the school has suspended him and banned him from campus.