All articles tagged with #assault
A 71-year-old passenger on a Tigerair Taiwan flight from Fukushima to Taipei slapped a flight attendant after being bumped during descent; the incident led to the passenger’s arrest upon arrival in Taiwan, with both parties pursuing assault charges. The airline condemned the attack, said it would defend its crew, and permanently banned the passenger from flying, as investigators review the case.
Former Philadelphia sports radio host Mike Missanelli, 70, was arrested by Lower Merion police on charges of simple assault and harassment after a late-night domestic dispute with his fiancée. Investigators say the fiancée sustained a forehead laceration and swelling, while Missanelli claimed the couple argued and that she hit him in the chest; police noted evidence of the incident at the scene. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 22.
Duffy, who has publicly spoken only briefly about being raped, drugged, and held captive in 2011, will be the subject of a Disney+ documentary that confronts the aftermath and her long retreat from the public eye, building on her 2020 social post and DuffyWords statement about the incident; the film is described as a powerful look at her recovery and the truth she has chosen to tell.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was sued in Los Angeles for assault and battery after a woman alleges he made an antisemitic remark and bit her on New Year’s Eve; the complaint also cites gender violence and negligence, while Nacua’s lawyer denies the antisemitic claim and calls the bites horseplay. The case follows a prior incident in which Nacua apologized for an antisemitic gesture during a livestream.
Video shows Reacher star Alan Ritchson punching neighbor Ronnie Taylor multiple times during a street altercation in Tennessee, witnessed by Ritchson’s three sons. Taylor says he sustained facial injuries; no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Sources close to Ritchson say he did not instigate the confrontation.
TMZ released video appearing to show Reacher star Alan Ritchson punching a neighbor in Tennessee during a dispute over a dirt-bike incident, with two of his children nearby. The neighbor, Ronnie Taylor, says he was punched and kicked; police say an investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
A 29-year-old man, Rashiem Russell, was arrested in Darlington, South Carolina, for the aggravated assault of a school crossing guard outside Walnut Street Elementary in Darby Borough, Delaware County. He’s awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania after being captured by U.S. Marshals and a Carolinas regional task force. The attack occurred during dismissal, leaving the guard unconscious; she is recovering and has resigned. A $5,000 reward had been offered, and authorities credited cooperative police work for the capture.
Police in Darby Borough, Pennsylvania, have arrested a suspect in the assault of a school crossing guard outside an elementary school during dismissal. The guard was punched and knocked unconscious; she later resigned. Investigators say the attack occurred after the guard stopped traffic for students boarding a bus, and surveillance video captured the incident.
San Jose police are investigating an outdoor Santana Row assault as a possible antisemitic hate crime after three men attacked two victims, injuring them slightly and allegedly using antisemitic language before fleeing.
Cher’s son Elijah Allman, 49, was arrested at the prestigious St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH, on four misdemeanors—including two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass and criminal threatening—with an additional charge of disorderly conduct (not a crime in NH). He was later released on bail. Cher had previously sought conservatorship over his affairs due to health and substance-use issues, a petition she later lost.
A Whataburger worker in Paris, Texas, used a wire fry basket and a trash can to fend off an attacker dressed in black. A bystander filmed the confrontation as employees shouted for help; the suspect, Anthony William Newhuis, 41, was later arrested and charged with assault resulting in bodily injury and public intoxication, with an additional count of criminal mischief. Whataburger said security remains a priority and is cooperating with authorities.
Actor Shia LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery in New Orleans after allegedly assaulting two people during an incident on Royal Street in the French Quarter; investigators say he became aggressive, was removed from a business, reportedly returned and attacked again, and was treated at a hospital before being arrested.
A patient at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle damaged a trauma room, broke an oxygen line, and attempted to light items on fire, causing more than $100,000 in damages. He was restrained, sedated, and charged with arson, malicious mischief, and assault. A judge set bail at $250,000, citing safety concerns given the suspect's history and impact on the hospital's emergency department.
Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was jumped by four men in a Manhattan hotel lobby early Monday, sustaining minor injuries and being treated at Bellevue Hospital before being released in stable condition; suspects fled before police arrived and no arrests have been made as the Browns and authorities investigate.
Penn State hockey forward Gavin McKenna, a top NHL prospect, was charged with first-degree felony aggravated assault plus related misdemeanors after allegedly punching a man twice near a State College parking garage following an exchange at a pub; surveillance footage ties him to the incident, the victim was hospitalized with a broken jaw and missing tooth, and the maximum penalty for aggravated assault is 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine.