Dombrowski was booked in Coweta County on a battery charge after a cross-country meet.

A battery booking is an accusation, not a finding that anyone was struck, and it is not a conviction. Aiden Dombrowski, 19, was booked into the Coweta County Jail after witnesses described an attack during a high school cross-country race on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. What he told officers on body camera, including that it was a prank, is his account, not a dismissal.

Newnan police were called to the area of 56 Sewell Road at about 7:59 a.m. on Sept. 26, 2026, after a 911 call reporting an assault during the Coweta Cup Cross Country Championship at Newnan High School. Witnesses told officers that a man emerged from the woods holding rocks and wearing an East Coweta High School cross-country jersey, then ran toward a Newnan High School runner, pushed him, and struck him with his fists. The runner fought back. Those are witness accounts as WSB-TV, FOX 5 Atlanta, and the New York Post recounted the police report. They are not a verdict.

FOX 5 Atlanta reported that Dombrowski, a former Northgate High School cross-country runner who attends the University of Georgia, drove from Athens on Friday night, slept in his car, and put on the East Coweta jersey Saturday morning. The New York Post reported the drive as about 110 miles. The runner's response left Dombrowski with a cut near his right eye, and officers called an ambulance, FOX 5 reported. He left the course, changed clothes, and turned himself in to officers in a nearby parking lot. Officers found the East Coweta jersey in his vehicle. A surrender and a jersey in a car are facts police described. They do not prove the battery count.

On body-camera footage, as the New York Post and FOX 5 reported it, Dombrowski called the incident a prank, described the runner as an acquaintance, and denied attacking him. Those are his statements. They are not a finding that the witnesses are wrong, and they are not a finding that he is guilty. He was booked into the Coweta County Jail on a charge of battery.

In a later update, the Newnan Police Department said it confirmed with the Coweta County School System that Dombrowski is not a current or former East Coweta High School student. The charge remains battery. A booking on that count is an accusation. Dombrowski is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.