If the attacker was white and the victim black this would be considered a hate crime.

JACKSONVILLE — A 16-year-old was arrested Friday, accused of attacking a disabled man pumping gas last month.

Kevin Johnson is charged with abuse of a disabled adult in the Feb. 4 attack at the Hess station on Merrill Road.

Michael Caraway was walking with a cane when he was struck in the face by a group a teens he believes was playing the “knockout game.” Caraway told Channel 4 the pain was extreme for a long time after he was attacked in February.

“I’m doing better, just taking things one day at a time,” said Caraway. “My wife and children are way more cautious than what we’ve been.”

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigators obtained video from a nearby store that captured a group of males walking in front of a store during the same time period the attack occurred. Investigators were able to identify Johnson as a suspect and obtained a search warrant for his cellphone.

Police say multiple videos on the phone show juveniles walking up to unsuspecting individuals and punching them — an activity called the “knockout game” by national media outlets.

Channel 4 brought the news of the arrest in his case Friday night to Caraway as he was outside his Arlington home.