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Juvenile Charged With Felony in Assault on T-Mobile Center Usher at NBA YoungBoy Concert

The case proceeds in Missouri’s closed juvenile system under rules that keep the suspect unnamed with hearings kept private.

Overview

  • Jackson County’s Juvenile Office filed one felony assault count and one misdemeanor assault count tied to the Sept. 21 incident.
  • Bystander video shows the arena employee, 66-year-old Thomas Schlange, shoved to the floor and punched repeatedly during the concert.
  • Police detained the minor at the scene and later released him to a guardian pending investigation, according to Kansas City police.
  • Local reports say the youth also struck a security guard while being ejected from the arena.
  • T-Mobile Center said the worker received on-site care before hospitalization and called the episode an isolated incident as it cooperates with authorities.