According to the Palm Beach Post, Jack “the bike man” Hairston was beaten by “thugs” who tried to rob him last night.

In December, Hairston’s West Palm Beach charity “gave away more than 300 bikes to children who couldn’t afford them.”

The Post states that two teenagers broke his wrist, nose and false teeth, possibly using a tire pump.

Hairston’s charity started in the 1990s when he was disabled and depressed. He helped a neighborhood man from Guatemala fix the brakes on his bicycle.

To read the Post’s article, click here.