The drummer for mythical rock staff Def Leppard used to be assaulted Monday night at a Fort Lauderdale hotel he used to be staying at following a display in South Florida, in step with a printed file.
Rick Allen, 59, used to be status within the valet house on the Four Seasons Hotel having a cigarette when some other guy ran up and attacked him, Miami tv station WSVN reported. A file supplied by way of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department states that Max Edward Hartley, 19, of Avon, Ohio used to be arrested on a price of abuse of an aged or disabled grownup with nice hurt.
The police file does no longer determine Allen by way of title however notes that the sufferer of the assault misplaced his left arm in a visitors twist of fate in 1984. Allen, an English-born drummer who joined Def Leppard in 1978, used to be injured in a New Year’s Eve automobile crash in 1984 that led to his left arm being amputated. He persisted to accomplish with Def Leppard the use of a specifically designed drum equipment. The band rose to reputation with hit songs akin to “Photograph” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me.”
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Allen used to be in South Florida as Def Leppard carried out Sunday on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood in a display co-headlined by way of ’80s heavy steel band Motley Crue.
According to the Fort Lauderdale Police file, Hartley concealed at the back of a pole prior to operating at complete velocity and putting Allen, knocking him backward and inflicting him to fall and hit his head. When a girl got here out to assist Allen, Hartley attacked and knocked her to the bottom as smartly.
Woman who attempted to assist Allen used to be additionally injured within the assault
As the lady attempted to flee into the resort, Hartley reportedly grabbed her by way of her hair and dragged her out of the foyer and again onto the sidewalk prior to fleeing the world. He used to be stuck a little while later after he used to be noticed destructive cars within the parking storage of a close-by resort, the police file stated.
The file didn’t point out a purpose for the assaults. Hartley faces two counts of battery and 4 counts of prison mischief. He didn’t take questions after he posted bail Tuesday on the Broward County Jail, WSVN reported.
Julius Whigham II is a prison justice and public protection reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can succeed in him at[email protected]Â and practice him on Twitter at@JuliusWhigham. Help fortify our paintings:Subscribe today.Â