A naked man chased and attacked a student outside a North Carolina high school Thursday morning, a school district spokesman said.The male sophomore student was taken to a hospital following the incident just after 8 a.m. outside Asheville High School, sister station WYFF reported.Ethan Heilig said he saw the attack."It was funny then because we thought it was just some senior on a dare or something," Heilig said.But Heilig said the incident took a serious turn."I looked down and he was on top of him, and he was beating him with his fist, and he was punching him like seven times in the face," Heilig said.Officials said the student suffered minor injuries.Asheville City Schools spokesman Charlie Glazener said the student had parked and was walking across the street to the school when the attack happened. Two teachers saw the attack and rushed to help, Glazener said.Timothy Leo Rogers, 21, was taken into custody by a school resource officer. Rogers also bit the SRO and a teacher, Asheville police said.Rogers had escaped from Mission Hospital, where he was being treated for a stab wound, police said.In a statement, Mission Hospital Chief Operating Officer Sonya Greck said, "A patient left the hospital without medical consent and was subsequently involved in an incident across from Asheville High School. Our patient(s), caregivers and community safety are always our top priority, and further investigation of this incident is ongoing."

A naked man chased and attacked a student outside a North Carolina high school Thursday morning, a school district spokesman said.

The male sophomore student was taken to a hospital following the incident just after 8 a.m. outside Asheville High School, sister station WYFF reported.


Ethan Heilig said he saw the attack.

"It was funny then because we thought it was just some senior on a dare or something," Heilig said.

But Heilig said the incident took a serious turn.

"I looked down and he was on top of him, and he was beating him with his fist, and he was punching him like seven times in the face," Heilig said.

Officials said the student suffered minor injuries.

Asheville City Schools spokesman Charlie Glazener said the student had parked and was walking across the street to the school when the attack happened. Two teachers saw the attack and rushed to help, Glazener said.

Timothy Leo Rogers, 21, was taken into custody by a school resource officer. Rogers also bit the SRO and a teacher, Asheville police said.

Rogers had escaped from Mission Hospital, where he was being treated for a stab wound, police said.

In a statement, Mission Hospital Chief Operating Officer Sonya Greck said, "A patient left the hospital without medical consent and was subsequently involved in an incident across from Asheville High School. Our patient(s), caregivers and community safety are always our top priority, and further investigation of this incident is ongoing."