Tommy Callaway was identified as the Savannah, Ga., 10K racer who slapped WSAV-TV anchor Alex Bozarjian, after online sleuths found him thanks to his race number shown in other photos.
Callaway is a youth group leader at his church, Pittman Park UMC, as well as a Boy Scout leader, according to Heavy, based on social media sites that he quickly took down as he was outed and banned from future races.
His lawyer, Joseph Turner, called him a loving husband and father who is very active in his community and local church, insisting he was working with those involved to correct the situation.
While we regret the situation, Mr. Callaway did not act with any criminal intentions, Turner said in a statement.
Speaking on CBS TVs This Morning on Tuesday, Bozarjian confirmed that Callaway did try to make contact with her to say that his intentions were not to hurt me, he didnt intend to do it.
Im not going to really debate that because he did hurt me, she insisted of the slap that she said had a heavy impact. He separates himself from the runners, and he kind of winds up. And he hit me hard, she said.
