Cyrus Langhorne
A teenager kicked by rapper Kevin Gates at a concert last week has come forward to speak out on the attack.
Eighteen-year-old fan Miranda Dixon revealed she is still in pain after the Friday (August 28) night incident.
“It still hurts so much, that is why I try not to talk too much, or even walk around,” Dixon said. “I just cannot still believe this happened to me,” said the teenager. (ABC Action News)
Yesterday (September 1), Gates received a battery charge for the attack.
Lakeland Police Department has charged the Louisiana-based Gates, also known as Kevin Jerome Gilyard, with battery, according to a complaint affidavit filed Tuesday afternoon. LPD reported that Dixon intends to press charges against Gates. (10 News)
Buzz earlier the same day claimed Gates could receive a criminal charge.
Gates was not arrested but the Lakeland Police Department is investigating the incident. Officials will work with the State Attorney’s Office to determine if Gates should face criminal charges in the incident which was captured on video. (Orlando Sentinel)
The victim’s mother Kristy Irelan addressed the attack this week.
“She told me that she was excited to see him and next thing she knows she was kicked in the chest and she was passed out. … It pisses me off. I don’t care who you are- an NFL player, just a regular person or a rapper- you don’t come to anybody’s home town and kick anybody- she did not deserve that.” (WFLA)
