An Arkansas man is facing a felony charge after calling another man the N-word, then hitting him in the head with a heavy chain, according to police.

Tanner Chase Thomas Bobbitt is facing second-degree battery, a Class D felony, in connection with a violent confrontation in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Oct. 17.

According to court documents cited by KAIT, the victim told police that he was riding his bike to his friend’s house when he heard Bobbitt suddenly call him the slur and threaten him.

The victim said that when he confronted Bobbitt, Bobbitt retrieved a chain from his pocket and hit the victim in the head with it.

“Victim states that he confronted Bobbitt about what he had said, and Bobbitt produced a chain from his pocket and struck him in the head with it,” the police affidavit said

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