Juvenile charged with assault at NBA YoungBoy concert in Kansas City

A juvenile has been charged with one count of felony assault and one count of misdemeanor assault after video captured the person allegedly attacking a longtime arena employee during an NBA YoungBoy concert at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on September 21. The victim, 66-year-old Thomas Schlange, who works at the venue, was pushed into an aisle and struck repeatedly, according to multiple eyewitness accounts and footage of the incident.

The Juvenile Office of the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County filed the charges, a spokesman for the court said. Hearings in the case will be closed to the public and Missouri law requires that the names of juveniles in the juvenile justice system remain confidential. Police detained the minor after the altercation and released the person to a guardian while the investigation continued.

Video recorded by concertgoers shows the confrontation began after the employee tried to direct the ticketed patron to the correct seat. A witness who recorded the encounter said the person immediately reacted violently when asked to move. The footage shows the employee being driven over a chair and punched; audience members intervened and a bystander...