Mike Tyson will not face charges for hitting a drunk airplane passenger who was harassing him
The incident, which occurred on April 20, was filmed by a passenger on the Florida-bound JetBlue flight and first shared by TMZ.
The boxing legend Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges after he was filmed last month punching an unruly passenger seated behind him in the head on a flight from San Francisco International Airport last month, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office said they would not charge the former heavyweight champion due to "the circumstances surrounding the confrontation," according to the AP report.
"These include the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Tyson and the victim, as well as the requests of both the victim and Tyson that no charges be filed in this case," District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said on Tuesday, per the AP. "It is simply a case that does not belong in the criminal court. If they want to sue each other, that's their business."
Representatives for Tyson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In April, his reps told the AP that the man seated behind Tyson was "an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat."
The incident, which occurred on April 20, was filmed by a passenger on the Florida-bound JetBlue flight and first shared by TMZ.
In the video, Tyson is seen punching the man repeatedly in the head, apparently leaving the man injured. In another shot in the video, the intoxicated man is seen standing over Tyson's seat gesturing intensely and speaking loudly to him as the boxer appears to ignore him before hitting him.
According to the AP, Tyson's attorney thanked law enforcement for "careful, diligent and professional work" in addressing the incident.
