NBA YoungBoy’s Kansas City live performance spiraled into violence when a teen attacked a 66-year-old staffer, resulting in felony expenses.

NBA YoungBoy and a Kansas City live performance unraveled into chaos when a 66-year-old enviornment staffer was violently attacked by a teen, now going through felony expenses.

The incident occurred on September 21 on the T-Mobile Center, the place NBA Youngboy was performing. A viral video captured the second the teenager shoved longtime worker Thomas Schlage to the bottom and punched him repeatedly.

Schlage mentioned the teenager’s rage was overwhelming.

“I mean, it is serious; I went down and had blows to my head. Just getting him off, getting him off of me … because he was so enraged, so we were just, in essence, trying to protect the fans,” he told Kansas City’s Fox4

The teen additionally allegedly struck a safety guard whereas being escorted from the venue. The sixteenth Judicial Circuit’s Juvenile Office in Jackson County has charged the unnamed minor with one felony depend of assault and one misdemeanor depend.

Due to the suspect’s age, his identification has not been disclosed.

Local pastor Robert McDaniel, who recorded the altercation, mentioned it started over a seating dispute. “He was asked to move to another place, because his ticket wasn’t where he was sitting,” McDaniel mentioned. “And immediately he just completely lost it.”

Despite the trauma, Schlage expressed a balanced response to the costs. “Accountability is important,” he mentioned, however added, “it was kind of sad things got to this point. Restraint, cooperation, and respect are important lessons to learn.”

The T-Mobile Center has not issued an announcement about any updates to its safety insurance policies following the incident.

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