Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges for apparently hitting a plane passenger
An incident caught on video last month appeared to show the former heavyweight boxer hitting another plane passenger multiple times. San Mateo County, California, District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe told CNN he decided not to file misdemeanor battery charges against Tyson based on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation, including the conduct of the alleged victim, Melvin George Townsend III, leading up to the incident. "It is simply a case that does not belong in the criminal court," Wagstaffe said. "If they want to sue each other, that's their business."
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