A District Attorney has refused to punish Mike Tyson for beating up a man on a plane last month because of the victim's conduct.
Video surfaced last month of Tyson repeatedly punching 36-year-old Melvin George Townsend III whilst on board a JetBlue plane, leaving him bloodied with cuts to his forehead. Tyson later claimed he had a bottle of water thrown at him by Mr Townsend, who had earlier asked the former heavyweight champion for a picture whilst boarding the flight. Tyson agreed to the picture request as the pair had a cordial exchange.
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe has told TMZ the case has been dismissed because of "the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr Tyson and the victim, as well as the requests of both the victim and Mr Tyson".
