Reasoning and Motive of Second Attack Could be a Ploy to Disguise Hate Attack

I believe the second attack was premeditated in the 3.5 hours after the attack on Jay Phillips. A plan was devised to make it appear that they were not racist to police by attacking a white teenaged boy.

After the attack the must have known they did something really bad. Why else would one of the men try to cover up the license plate of the truck while leaving the scene of the crime.