This Akon thing is not going away
As police continue to investigate Akon’s fan-throwing incident during a concert Sunday in Fishkill, New York, a lawyer for the Senegalese singer released a statement Wednesday disputing that his client committed a crime. “Given the information that we have reviewed to date, it does not appear to us that Akon was involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever,” says his attorney Benjamin Brafman in the statement. “We are prepared to fully cooperate with any law enforcement agency that may be investigating this incident. We are confident that after a thorough investigation it will be apparent that no criminal prosecution of Akon is warranted.
“ The boy who was tossed into the crowd by Akon has been located and identified as a 15-year-old resident of Harriman in upstate New York. His mother contacted police after the Poughkeepsie Journal first reported Tuesday that authorities were looking for the victim seen in video footage posted on the Web. Meanwhile, the flung boy landed atop Abby Rosa, who says she quickly felt a headache and blurry vision and was later diagnosed with a concussion, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported Thursday. She said she has hired a lawyer and spoke to Fishkill police about the incident. She is also requesting an apology from Akon. Detective Lieutenant John Berlingieri said he needs more witnesses to come forward in order to bring possible charges. “It would be a pretty weak case if we based it just on the videotape,” Berlingieri told the Poughkeepsie Journal. “You need people to come forward and be a true victim. In the video footage, a black disc is thrown toward Akon from somewhere in the crowd. He asked audience members to point out the culprit, then dispatched his security guards to go fetch the guilty party.
Once the guards brought the boy forward, Akon helped him onstage, only to pick him up and toss him back into the crowd seconds later. A Fishkill town official said the boy was not injured and left the stadium after declining medical treatment. According to E! Online, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office is standing by in an advisory capacity. “If and when they determine that something has occurred, they will forward the case to us and we will review that,” Senior District Attorney Edward McLoughlin said. SOURCE
What in the blue moon was akon thinking to begin with?