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19-Year-Old College Student Allegedly Hid in Woods and Attacked Teen Runner Mid-Race

Posted by Team - October 1, 2026

College Student Allegedly Posed as High School Runner, Then Hid in Woods and Attacked Teen Mid-Race

A 19-year-old college student in Georgia lay in wait in the woods and attacked a cross-country runner in the middle of a race, police allege

A 19-year-old college student donned a high school cross-country team jersey and lay in wait in the woods and attacked a runner in the middle of a race, police allege.

On Sat., Sept. 26, Aiden Dombrowski, 19, of Newnan, was arrested and charged with battery in connection with the alleged attack of another teen earlier that day during the Coweta Cup Cross Country Championship at Newnan High School, the Newnan Police Department said in a statement.

The alleged attack came to light just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, when officers with the Newnan Police Department responded to a call about an ᴀssault in the area of 56 Sewell Road during the meet, police said in the statement.

During the race, a male emerged from the woods holding rocks and wearing an East Coweta High School cross-country jersey, several witnesses told officers.

Dombrowski, they told police, ran toward the teen, pushed him and struck him with his fists, police allege.

The victim, however, fought back, sending Dombrowski fleeing into the woods, police said.

Shortly after, Dombrowski turned himself in to Newnan Police officers in a nearby parking lot.

He changed his clothes, but officers found the East Coweta jersey inside his vehicle in the parking lot, police allege in the statement.

In police bodycam footage of the arrest obtained by Fox 5, Dombrowski was asked if he knew the teen he allegedly hit.

“I know him,” he said. “I’m not friends with him.”

“No bad blood with each other?” the officer asked.

“No bad blood,” Dombrowski replied. “Acquaintances.”

Dombrowski said a prank gone wrong, investigators said, Fox 5 reports.

Dombrowski is a former member of the cross-country team at Northgate High School, according to the NCSA College Recruiting website.

In his 2026 recruiting profile on the site, Dombrowski wrote, “I hope to break 15 minutes in the 5k and 4 minutes in the mile by the end of high school as well as to improve considerably in college.

“I am diligent and I always show up to practice to show out. I have a good GPA, I have pushed myself academically, and I am always prepared for the next challenge.”

He now attends the University of Georgia in Athens, investigators said.

Authorities have not revealed any motive for the alleged attack.

Investigators did say that Dombrowski allegedly drove from Athens on Friday night, slept in his car, and on Saturday morning, put on a jersey from East Coweta High School, the opposing cross-country team, per Fox 5.

The Newnan Police Department has confirmed with the Coweta County School System that Dombrowski is not a current or former student of East Coweta High School, police said in an updated statement.

It is unclear whether Dombrowski has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.

Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Sgt. Bradley Wilcox at 770-254-2355 or at bwilcox@newnanga.gov.

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