Because he got mad: Afroman sent to anger management for punching fan
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Version 0 of 1. The rap artist Afroman has been given a suspended six-month jail sentence, fined $330 and sent to anger management and impulse behaviour counselling for punching a fan who jumped on a stage during a concert in Mississippi. Joseph Edgar Foreman pleaded guilty to simple assault following the incident on 17 February. The 40-year-old rapper apologised on his Facebook page and later told TMZ that two women had been dancing on stage and a man had been heckling him throughout the show. He said he thought they had left the stage, and when someone bumped him he mistook her for the man. Related: Afroman's Because I Got High gets pro-marijuana remake “We cannot untangle the circus that brought us to this moment, but Kress Live did not live up to its legal obligations to provide adequate security for its entertainers and customers,” Rufus Alldredge, the judge’s attorney, told the local Sun Herald, referring to the venue, Kress Live in Biloxi. “That place was a free-for all.” WLOX-TV reported that the woman who was hit in the face, Haley Byrd, was knocked off her feet and later diagnosed with concussion. Her attorney, Tim Holleman, said they not only filed a suit against the rapper but the next step would be to file against Kress Live. “We’ve gotten information that they had some issues with their security and that’s going to be a question for them,” Holleman said. A co-owner of the music venue has said the club had 12 to 15 private security guards on duty for a crowd of 500. Afroman rose to fame in 2000 with his hit Because I Got High. |