Photographer Tony Echevarria, says that Tyson struck him once in the face in a scuffle that ended with both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery Wednesday. Echevarria went down after the blow, and a hospital treated him for a cut to the forehead. Tyson alleged through a spokeswoman that the photographer behaved aggressively and attacked him while he was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old child. Tyson told investigators that the photographer struck him in an apparent attempt to provoke him. His spokeswoman said Tyson “acted in self defense as a father protecting his child.” Some eyewitness accounts back each of the versions. Both men have said they intend to press charges of misdemeanor battery against each other.
Mike Tyson in Airport Scuffle
Former feared heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was arrested at the LAX airport on Wednesday night, when he allegedly got into an altercation with a paparazzo outside the United terminal.
Photographer Tony Echevarria, says that Tyson struck him once in the face in a scuffle that ended with both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery Wednesday. Echevarria went down after the blow, and a hospital treated him for a cut to the forehead. Tyson alleged through a spokeswoman that the photographer behaved aggressively and attacked him while he was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old child. Tyson told investigators that the photographer struck him in an apparent attempt to provoke him. His spokeswoman said Tyson “acted in self defense as a father protecting his child.” Some eyewitness accounts back each of the versions. Both men have said they intend to press charges of misdemeanor battery against each other.
Photographer Tony Echevarria, says that Tyson struck him once in the face in a scuffle that ended with both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery Wednesday. Echevarria went down after the blow, and a hospital treated him for a cut to the forehead. Tyson alleged through a spokeswoman that the photographer behaved aggressively and attacked him while he was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old child. Tyson told investigators that the photographer struck him in an apparent attempt to provoke him. His spokeswoman said Tyson “acted in self defense as a father protecting his child.” Some eyewitness accounts back each of the versions. Both men have said they intend to press charges of misdemeanor battery against each other.