A 47-year-old man is in a coma after two teens assaulted him at a St. Paul bus stop in front of Regions Hospital late last month, authorities say.

The man was knocked off his feet during the encounter, and hit his head on concrete, according to legal documents. He suffered two brain bleeds and was still in a coma as of last week.

Officers found the man unconscious and bleeding from his ears after responding to a report of an assault at 640 Jackson St. on Dec. 30.

Isaiah Coleman and Jeremiah Ward, both 16 and from St. Paul, were charged Monday with first-degree assault resulting in great bodily harm in the incident, according to juvenile petitions filed in Ramsey County District Court.

Both are expected to be certified as adults in the case, court records say.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CONNECTED SUSPECTS TO ASSAULT

Witnesses told police varying accounts of what happened, but two said they saw two teen males interact with the man at a bus stop in front of Regions Hospital, before one of the males struck the man, causing him to fall back, the complaint said.

Police used their descriptions of the suspects along with surveillance footage captured at the scene and additional video obtained from Metro Transit to connect Coleman and Ward to the assault, legal documents say.

SUSPECT SAYS RACIAL SLUR MADE HIM ‘SNAP’

In an interview with officers last week, Coleman and Ward told officers that a white man made racist comments toward the black teens at the bus stop, prompting them to approach him. The man, who appeared drunk, referred to one of them as “another angry black male,” and used a racial slur, Ward said, according to the complaint.

The man’s comments caused Coleman to “snap” and strike him in the chest, knocking the man to the ground, Coleman told police, legal documents say.

Ward said he tried to break it up, but that the man continued to “say all types of stuff,” including threatening violence against the teens and using racial slurs, the complaint said.

When asked if Ward also struck the man, Ward allegedly asked to speak to a lawyer.

VIDEO SHOWS MAN BEING HIT, KICKED

An investigator reviewed video footage of the assault and said it showed Coleman pushing the man to the ground and kicking him, the complaint said. After the man gets back on his feet, Ward can be seen hitting him, causing the man to fall back, according to legal documents.

Both teens were expected to appear in court on the charges later Monday. No attorneys were listed for them in court records, and they could not be reached for comment.

Coleman’s mother declined to comment Monday afternoon. Ward’s family could not be immediately reached.