By Courtney Gousman
St. Louis (KSDK) - Over the past few months, we've been keeping you updated on the story of Matthew Quain. He's the south St. Louis man who was attacked by a group of teens while walking home.
Recently charges were dropped against those teens, and Quain says since that's happened, he was harassed during a second encounter by the same individuals.
"I don't know if it's anxiety or something's out of whack, but I have to stop and regroup," said Quain.
Quain is dealing with life after a vicious attack. Three months ago he was knocked unconscious by a number of teens while walking along South Grand. He says dizzy spells and problems with his short term memory are now part of his everyday life.
"It just catches up to me and I just have to stop and sit down," said Quain.
Last week, charges against the teens accused of the attack were dropped because a witness failed to show up in court. Quain says days after this devastating blow he was met by another shocking reality.
On Thursday morning Quain says he came face-to-face with two of his attackers while leaving an area Schnucks.
"He brushed up against me and put his fist up like he was going to hit me," said Quain.
He says when he flinched the two boys laughed, so Quain decided to give the boys a piece of his mind.
"And then his buddy comes down and looks me up and down and says 'What did you say?' 'Not again', I'm thinking," said Quain.
Quain walked away from the incident without injury. He called police to report the incident, and commanders with the St. Louis Police Department told NewsChannel 5 they are now investigating.
"I just don't understand it. It's really intimidating. It really is. I just really don't have the means to move right now. I just feel bad for the next person," said Quain.
Over the weekend Quain went back to the scene of the original attack to lead a peace rally. He was joined by family and friends. He says he wants to talk with St. Louis politicians about creating and enforcing tougher curfew ordinances.
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