This week Mike Tyson He was back in the news for an extra-sports event after he fiercely beat a passenger who had bothered him on a plane that was about to take off from San Francisco to Florida. The images were published by the American portal TMZ that this week published new information about the assaulted man.
The subject in question is called Melvin Townsend III and has an extensive criminal history. In his 36 years of life he has already been convicted of fraud, theft, burglary, possession of prohibited substances (oxycodone) and trafficking in stolen goods. For all this he was imprisoned twice, once he spent 20 months behind bars and the other 15, the last in 2020.
Although at first this man refused to file a complaint against the former world boxing champion, he did choose to seek advice from a lawyer. Matt Morgan de Morgan & Morgan is the one who represents Townsend and that is why he spoke with the site TMZ: “Our client is a huge Mike Tyson fan. When Mike Tyson boarded the plane, he got too excited. At first, the interaction from him was cordial.”
From the former boxer’s environment they explained that this boy did not stop bothering the former athlete, who was fed up with the situation and attacked him, after asking him to stop on several occasions. “At one point, Mr. Tyson clearly became agitated by an overexcited fan and started hitting him excessively. This situation could have been avoided by simply contacting the flight attendant“said attorney Morgan. In addition, he denied that his client had thrown a bottle of water against Iron Mikesomething that they support from the environment of the former champion.
No charges have been filed so far, despite Townsend suffered minor facial injuries., as can be seen in the video that was recorded with a cell phone from inside the cabin. According to reports, Tyson he got off before the plane took off for Florida.
Morgan remarked that the attitude of the 55-year-old former athlete was not correct: “To state the obvious, as one of the best boxers of all time, Mr. Tyson should have exercised greater restraint before using his hands on an overly excited fan”. For all this, it is not ruled out that in the next few hours, the attacked subject initiates a lawsuit.
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