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Two students assaulted near campus in an attack classified as an antisemitic hate crime

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At approximately 1:30 a.m. EST on November 10, 2023, two Ohio State students were assaulted by two unknown men outside a bar near 1840 N. High Street after the men spotted a chai necklace and asked if the students were Jewish. One victim suffered a fractured jaw, the other a fractured nose. Ohio State's Department of Public Safety issued a Public Safety Notice classifying the attack as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Dear Ohio State Community Member: You are receiving this notice because a crime has occurred that is considered to be of a concern and/or a continuing threat to the campus community. The purpose of this message is to heighten your safety awareness by providing community members with information necessary to take appropriate precautions, enable you to take actions to help increase your safety, and to aid in the prevention of similar crimes. In the early morning hours of Friday, November 10, an incident occurred in the immediate off-campus area classified by Ohio law as assault but classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community. A hate crime is defined by the Clery Act as a criminal offense that manifests evidence based on sufficient objective facts that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim. The categories of bias in the Clery Act are race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Ohio State students were approached by two unknown male suspects near 1840 N. High Street. According to reports, the suspects yelled a derogatory term and assaulted two students while asking if they were Jewish. One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center and released. The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the lead law enforcement agency and is investigating the crime with assistance from The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD). Crimes are never the fault of the victim. Anyone with information is encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545. As outlined in a message from acting president Peter Mohler sent on November 6 and reiterated in a second message today, Ohio State will not tolerate violations of the law or university policy. This includes but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence. For more about how to report threats to your personal safety or protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct, please see the Key Issues website. Additional safety resources are available at: https://dps.osu.edu/resources. The Office of Institutional Equity is available to students, faculty and staff who have experienced protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct. Wellness resources are also available. Students in need of assistance are encouraged to use: Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS) Student Wellness Center Students can take advantage of a variety of others, according to interest and need. CCS also provides guidance for ways faculty and staff can support students. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use the Employee Assistance Program or Your Plan For Health. OSUPD carefully considers information contained in safety notices. All decisions are handled on a case-by-case basis with the safety of our campus community in mind. Law enforcement officers and dispatchers are trained to interview witnesses in an effort to obtain as much information as possible, such as build, hair style, hair color, facial hair, skin tone, eye color, tattoos or identifying marks, teeth, clothing, shoes, etc. OSUPD may limit the use of race, or other descriptors, unless accompanied by a detailed description of the suspect. In an effort to share information in a timely manner, details may be limited and are based on information known or reported at the time of issuance. Anyone with information concerning this crime should contact either the University Police, 614-292-2121 or Columbus Police, 614-645-4545. You may also report information anonymously to the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS or the University Crime Stoppers Tips line at 614-247-TIPS. For information about safety on Ohio State's campus visit the following links: The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State Safety Tips Police Division Daily Crime Log Public Safety Notices For information about crime off campus, review the Columbus Police website. Helpful links are listed as: Crime Information, Crime Prevention, Offense Reports, and Media Releases. This Public Safety Notice is issued in compliance with the "Timely Warning" provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998. 34 CFR 668.46(e)
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OSU Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Notice archivedps.osu.edufind archived copies
OSU's PSN explicitly distinguishes between Ohio criminal law (assault) and the Clery Act classification (hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community), a careful legal-frame separation rare in campus alerts
The phrase 'including but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence' is OSU's standard hate-crime PSN language and was used identically in 2020 anti-Black incidents (the 'Together as Buckeyes' alerts)
Naming a specific street address (1840 N. High Street) provides geographic specificity that locates the incident scene
OSU's PSN is the formal Clery Timely Warning channel; the closing paragraph cites the Clery Act's 'Timely Warning' provisions directly
The incident occurred in OSU's immediate Clery 'noncampus' / 'public property' geography on the High Street commercial strip
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To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Dear Ohio State Community Member: You are receiving this notice because a crime has occurred that is considered to be of a concern and/or a continuing threat to the campus community. The purpose of this message is to heighten your safety awareness by providing community members with information necessary to take appropriate precautions, enable you to take actions to help increase your safety, and to aid in the prevention of similar crimes. In the early morning hours of Friday, November 10, an incident occurred in the immediate off-campus area classified by Ohio law as assault but classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community. A hate crime is defined by the Clery Act as a criminal offense that manifests evidence based on sufficient objective facts that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim. The categories of bias in the Clery Act are race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Ohio State students were approached by two unknown male suspects near 1840 N. High Street. According to reports, the suspects yelled a derogatory term and assaulted two students while asking if they were Jewish. One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center and released. The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the lead law enforcement agency and is investigating the crime with assistance from The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD). Crimes are never the fault of the victim. Anyone with information is encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545. As outlined in a message from acting president Peter Mohler sent on November 6 and reiterated in a second message today, Ohio State will not tolerate violations of the law or university policy. This includes but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence. For more about how to report threats to your personal safety or protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct, please see the Key Issues website. Additional safety resources are available at: https://dps.osu.edu/resources. The Office of Institutional Equity is available to students, faculty and staff who have experienced protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct. Wellness resources are also available. Students in need of assistance are encouraged to use: Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS) Student Wellness Center Students can take advantage of a variety of others, according to interest and need. CCS also provides guidance for ways faculty and staff can support students. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use the Employee Assistance Program or Your Plan For Health. OSUPD carefully considers information contained in safety notices. All decisions are handled on a case-by-case basis with the safety of our campus community in mind. Law enforcement officers and dispatchers are trained to interview witnesses in an effort to obtain as much information as possible, such as build, hair style, hair color, facial hair, skin tone, eye color, tattoos or identifying marks, teeth, clothing, shoes, etc. OSUPD may limit the use of race, or other descriptors, unless accompanied by a detailed description of the suspect. In an effort to share information in a timely manner, details may be limited and are based on information known or reported at the time of issuance. Anyone with information concerning this crime should contact either the University Police, 614-292-2121 or Columbus Police, 614-645-4545. You may also report information anonymously to the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS or the University Crime Stoppers Tips line at 614-247-TIPS. For information about safety on Ohio State's campus visit the following links: The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State Safety Tips Police Division Daily Crime Log Public Safety Notices For information about crime off campus, review the Columbus Police website. Helpful links are listed as: Crime Information, Crime Prevention, Offense Reports, and Media Releases. This Public Safety Notice is issued in compliance with the "Timely Warning" provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998. 34 CFR 668.46(e)

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it names The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) and the Columbus Division of Police as the investigating authorities.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: Ohio State and OSUPD named.
    2. present: It names OSUPD and CPD and is a university Public Safety Notice.
    3. present: It names OSUPD and Columbus Police and is an Ohio State Public Safety Notice.
    4. present: Names the Ohio State University Police Division and Columbus Division of Police.
    5. present: It names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police as the agencies.
    6. present: OSUPD and Ohio State are named in the notice.
    7. present: Names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police as investigating agencies.
    8. present: Names OSUPD and Columbus Division of Police.
    9. present: It names OSUPD and Columbus Police and is an Ohio State Public Safety Notice.
    10. present: It names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police in a Public Safety Notice.
    11. present: It is an Ohio State Public Safety Notice citing OSUPD.
    12. present: It names OSUPD and Columbus Police and is an Ohio State notice.
    13. present: It names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police.
    14. present: Ohio State's police division and CPD are named.
    15. present: OSUPD and Columbus Division of Police are named.
    16. present: It names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police and is a Public Safety Notice from Ohio State.
    17. present: It is addressed to Ohio State community members and cites OSUPD, identifying the university as issuer.
    18. present: It names 'The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD)' and Columbus Division of Police as the responding authorities.
    19. present: It names 'The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD)' and the Columbus Division of Police as investigating agencies.
    20. present: It names 'The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD)' and Columbus Police as the investigating agencies.
    21. present: It is a Public Safety Notice citing OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police.
    22. present: It is addressed to the Ohio State community and names OSUPD and the Columbus Division of Police as investigating agencies.
    23. present: It names the Ohio State University Police Division and Columbus Division of Police and is a Public Safety Notice.
    24. present: It names OSUPD and describes itself as a 'Public Safety Notice' from Ohio State.
    25. present: The notice cites 'The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD)' and Columbus Police as the investigating agencies.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it names an assault classified as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: Assault classified as a hate crime.
    2. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    3. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    4. present: Names an 'assault' classified as a 'hate crime'.
    5. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    6. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    7. present: Names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    8. present: Names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    9. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    10. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    11. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    12. present: It names an assault classified as an antisemitic hate crime.
    13. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime.
    14. present: It reports an assault classified as a hate crime.
    15. present: An assault classified as a hate crime.
    16. present: It describes an assault classified as 'a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community'.
    17. present: It names an assault classified as a hate crime against Jewish students.
    18. present: It names an 'assault' classified as a 'hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community'.
    19. present: It names an assault 'classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime' against Jewish students.
    20. present: It describes an assault 'classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime' against Jewish students.
    21. present: It names an assault classified as 'a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community'.
    22. present: It describes an assault 'classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime' against Jewish students.
    23. present: It names an assault 'classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime' against Jewish students.
    24. present: It names an assault classified as a 'hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community'.
    25. present: It names an assault classified as a 'hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community'.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it says the students were approached near 1840 N. High Street in the off-campus area.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: Near 1840 N. High Street.
    2. present: 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    3. present: It gives "near 1840 N. High Street".
    4. present: Gives 'near 1840 N. High Street'.
    5. present: It gives "near 1840 N. High Street".
    6. present: It says near 1840 N. High Street.
    7. present: Gives 'near 1840 N. High Street'.
    8. present: Gives 'near 1840 N. High Street'.
    9. present: It gives 'near 1840 N. High Street'.
    10. present: It gives 'near 1840 N. High Street'.
    11. present: It says near 1840 N. High Street.
    12. present: It gives near 1840 N. High Street.
    13. present: It gives near 1840 N. High Street.
    14. present: It names the area near 1840 N. High Street.
    15. present: Near 1840 N. High Street.
    16. present: It places the assault 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    17. present: It says the students were approached near 1840 N. High Street in the immediate off-campus area.
    18. present: It says students were approached 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    19. present: It says students were approached 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    20. present: It says students were approached 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    21. present: It says students were approached 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    22. present: It says the students were approached 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    23. present: It places the assault 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the off-campus area.
    24. present: It places the attack 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the immediate off-campus area.
    25. present: It gives the location as 'near 1840 N. High Street' in the immediate off-campus area.
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, unanimously: it asks for information and links safety and wellness resources but never instructs recipients to take a specific protective action.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. absent: Only information requests and resources; no specific protective action.
    2. absent: It asks for information and lists resources but gives no protective instruction.
    3. absent: It points to resources and asks for tips but gives no concrete protective instruction.
    4. absent: Only asks people with information to call and points to resources; no specific protective action is instructed.
    5. absent: It offers resources and a tip line but no explicit protective instruction to recipients.
    6. absent: It points to resources and asks for information but gives no specific protective instruction.
    7. absent: Offers resources and asks for information, but gives no explicit protective action.
    8. absent: Only asks for information and lists resources, no protective instruction.
    9. absent: It points to reporting and resource websites but gives no concrete protective instruction.
    10. absent: It only asks for information and lists resources; no explicit protective action is instructed.
    11. absent: It offers resources and reporting lines but no concrete protective action.
    12. absent: It urges precautions generally and tip calls, but gives no concrete protective action.
    13. absent: It asks for information and lists resources but gives no protective action.
    14. absent: It solicits information and lists resources but gives no concrete protective action.
    15. absent: Only asks for tips and lists resources; no protective action.
    16. absent: It asks people with information to call police and lists resources, but gives no specific protective action.
    17. absent: It asks anyone with information to call CPD and lists resources, but gives no concrete protective action to take.
    18. absent: It asks for information and links resources but never instructs recipients on a specific protective action to take.
    19. absent: It offers reporting numbers and resource links but never gives a concrete protective instruction such as avoiding an area or locking doors.
    20. absent: It mentions taking 'appropriate precautions' but gives no concrete protective instruction, only tip lines and resources.
    21. absent: It speaks of 'appropriate precautions' and resources but gives no concrete protective instruction.
    22. absent: It speaks generally of 'appropriate precautions' and asks for information but gives no concrete protective instruction to recipients.
    23. absent: It asks for information and points to resources but gives no concrete protective action to take.
    24. absent: It talks of taking 'appropriate precautions' and lists resources but gives no concrete protective instruction.
    25. absent: It only urges people with information to call police and lists resource links, without a concrete protective action for recipients.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it dates the event to Friday, November 10, at approximately 1:30 a.m.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: November 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    2. present: It gives Friday, November 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    3. present: It gives "Friday, November 10" at "approximately 1:30 a.m.".
    4. present: States 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    5. present: It gives "Friday, November 10" at "approximately 1:30 a.m.".
    6. present: It gives Friday, November 10, at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    7. present: Gives 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    8. present: Gives 'Friday, November 10' at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    9. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    10. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    11. present: It gives Friday, November 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    12. present: It gives Friday, November 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    13. present: It gives Friday, November 10, approximately 1:30 a.m.
    14. present: It gives Friday, November 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    15. present: 'Friday, November 10' at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    16. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' for the assault.
    17. present: It dates the attack to Friday, November 10, at approximately 1:30 a.m.
    18. present: It dates the event 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    19. present: It dates the incident to 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    20. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' at 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time of the assault.
    21. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    22. present: It dates the assault 'Friday, November 10' and gives the time 'approximately 1:30 a.m.', clear time references.
    23. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' for the assault.
    24. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time of the assault.
    25. present: It gives 'Friday, November 10' and 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time of the assault.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it says two students were assaulted and one was treated at the Wexner Medical Center, conveying physical harm.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. present: One victim was treated at the medical center, conveying harm.
    2. present: It states one victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying harm.
    3. present: It says one victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center, conveying harm.
    4. present: Calls it a 'continuing threat' and notes a victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center'.
    5. present: One victim "was treated at the Wexner Medical Center" and it cites a "continuing threat".
    6. present: It states a victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center.
    7. present: States a victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center'.
    8. present: States a victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', an injury outcome.
    9. present: It says one victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', showing actual harm.
    10. present: It says a victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', a stated harm.
    11. present: It states one victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center.
    12. present: It states a victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', showing physical harm.
    13. present: One victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center, conveying injury.
    14. present: One victim was treated at the medical center, conveying harm.
    15. present: A victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying injury.
    16. present: It states two students were assaulted and one 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', indicating actual injury.
    17. present: It reports that one victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying physical harm from the assault.
    18. present: It states 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying physical harm.
    19. present: It reports that 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', a stated injury consequence.
    20. present: It states 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying actual injury.
    21. present: It reports that 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', stating injury.
    22. present: It states that 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying harm done.
    23. present: It calls the crime 'a continuing threat to the campus community' and says a victim was treated at a medical center.
    24. present: It reports that 'One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center', conveying injury.
    25. present: It reports that one victim 'was treated at the Wexner Medical Center and released', which conveys physical harm.

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Context

Background

The Ohio State University, a public R1 land-grant institution with approximately 65,000 students in Columbus, Ohio, operates one of the largest sworn campus police forces in the country (OSU Police Division) and one of the most-cited Clery alert systems (Buckeye Alert). At approximately 1:30 a.m. EST on Friday, November 10, 2023, five OSU students walked past two men, Timur Mamatov and a friend, outside a bar at 1840 N. High Street. One student was wearing a chai necklace, a Hebrew symbol meaning 'life'. Mamatov asked if the students were Jewish, and when they answered yes, he punched one victim in the face, fracturing his jaw; during the continuing altercation in the street, a second victim's nose was broken. The students said the assailants shouted 'free Palestine' and called the chai-wearing student a racial slur. OSU's Department of Public Safety issued a Public Safety Notice the same day, explicitly classifying the attack as a Clery-Act hate crime. The case occurred 34 days after the October 7 Hamas attacks and amid a surge in reported antisemitic incidents on US campuses. In April 2024, StandWithUs, the ADL, and the Brandeis Center filed a Title VI complaint against OSU. Mamatov was federally indicted on July 3, 2025 and pleaded guilty in August 2025 under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The case is significant because the PSN's legal framing (distinguishing Ohio assault law from the Clery hate-crime classification) is an unusually explicit example of dual-statutory hate-crime alert language.
Analysis

Key Findings

OSU explicitly distinguished Ohio criminal-law classification (assault) from Clery Act classification (hate crime motivated by bias) in the alert itself
Naming the specific address (1840 N. High Street) gave geographic specificity to a Clery 'noncampus / public property' incident
OSU's PSN was issued the same day as the early-morning incident
The PSN's standardized language ('including but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence') matches OSU's earlier hate-crime PSN wording
Federal hate-crime charges (Hate Crimes Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. § 249) followed in 2025, ending in a guilty plea, a multi-year path from campus PSN to federal prosecution
A federal Title VI complaint against OSU was filed in April 2024 by StandWithUs, the ADL, and the Brandeis Center amid the post-October 7 rise in campus antisemitism reports
Outcome
One victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center for a fractured jaw and released; the second suffered a broken nose. Suspect Timur Mamatov, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio, was federally charged on July 3, 2025 with violating the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. § 249). Mamatov pleaded guilty on August 15, 2025 and faces up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Public Safety Notice - Columbus – November 10, 2023 — OSU Department of Public Safety
    dps.osu.edu
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  2. Official
    Man Pleads Guilty to Antisemitic Assault Near College Campus — DOJ
    justice.gov
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  3. Student Paper
    Man pleads guilty to 2023 hate crime that took place at Ohio State — The Lantern
    thelantern.com
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  4. News
    Ohio State reports 2 antisemitic incidents against students in 24 hours — ABC News
    abcnews.go.com
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  5. News
    Ohio man admits to federal hate crime for antisemitic attack on Jewish students at Ohio State — JTA
    jta.org
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  6. Source
    Ohio State University — ADL Campus Antisemitism Report Card
    adl.org
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Campus Alert Archive. "The Ohio State University: Two students assaulted near campus in an attack classified as an antisemitic hate crime." Incident of November 10, 2023. Added May 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/ohio-state-university-antisemitic-assault-2023-11-10/

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