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Juvenile Charged With Felony Assault in T-Mobile Center Concert Attack

The case proceeds in Missouri’s juvenile system with few details released publicly.

Overview

  • The Juvenile Office of the 16th Judicial Circuit filed one felony assault charge and one misdemeanor assault charge on Tuesday in the Sept. 21 incident.
  • The alleged attack occurred during an NBA YoungBoy concert at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center, where about 13,000 people were in attendance.
  • Bystander video widely shared online shows the employee being pushed to the ground and punched repeatedly, and FOX4 reported a security guard was also assaulted while ejecting the teen.
  • A T-Mobile Center spokesperson said the staff member sustained serious injuries, was treated on site, and was transported to a hospital.
  • Kansas City police initially took the juvenile into custody and later released the youth to a guardian pending review, and hearings are closed with the juvenile’s identity kept confidential under state law.