Anyone reading this story should know this guy admitted it was a lie. He cut himself and made up the story, and he's been arrested. The Guardian story on Mon Aug 28, 2017 says, “Joshua Witt, who has been arrested on false reporting charges, admitted to law enforcement in Sheridan, Colorado, that he lied to officers when he alleged that a black man had attacked him for having a haircut associated with white supremacists, police officials said Monday.”