Akon To Go On Trial For Throwing A Fan

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 Akon To Go On Trial For Throwing A Fan
FISHKILL, N.Y. — Akon will go to trial on criminal charges he tossed a fan offstage at a concert last summer. The 35-year-old singer is accused of tossing a teenager off the stage during a June 2007 concert at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another concertgoer said she suffered a concussion when the boy landed on her. Akon asked for the jury trial in Fishkill Town Court on Wednesday. He's due back in court Dec. 1. He pleaded not guilty in December to misdemeanor ... [link]

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Published 9/3/2008 at What Would Tyler Durden Do?
... Akon is finally going to trial - Way back on June 6 of 2007, Akon invited a fan on stage then picked him up and violently threw him into the crowd.  Now, a mere year and a half later, he’s going to trial for it.  Akon has entered a plea of not guilty.  Re-read that last sentence, then watch ...

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