Overview

• During a VIP meet-and-greet at Summer Con in Puyallup, Washington, actor Martin Kove allegedly bit co-star Alicia Hannah-Kim’s arm hard enough to nearly draw blood and then kissed the bite mark.
• A Puyallup police officer noted visible bruising and a pronounced bite mark on Hannah-Kim’s arm before instructing Kove to leave the event at the producer’s request.
• Hannah-Kim declined to press charges but requested an official police report to document the assault in case of future incidents and provided a statement alongside her husband, Sebastian Roche.
• Kove told authorities he meant the act as a jest based on routine “play fighting” with Hannah-Kim on the “Cobra Kai” set and later apologized in front of the responding officer.
• The episode underscores the challenges of enforcing professional conduct and maintaining boundaries during cast appearances at fan conventions.