North Carolina Personal Injury Lawsuit Accuses Panthers Linebacker Jon Beason of Assault
A football fan who says that he was assaulted by Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason is suing the football player for North Carolina personal injury. Gregory Frye says Beason beat him in Charlotte on November 15 for telling another Panthers football player that he had seen the linebacker “doing coke with some girl” at Lake Norman last June.
On November 30, police arrested Beason. The 24-year-old linebacker, who is one of the football team’s captains and the leading tackler, denied the assault and drug allegations. He was charged with aggravated assault over the incident, but the misdemeanor charge was dropped due to insufficient evidence. Frye’s North Carolina injury attorney, however, says that his client will continue pursuing his claim.
According to the Charlotte, North Carolina injury lawsuit, Beason's bodyguard told Frye, 29, that the football player wasn’t happy with his comments and wanted to talk to him. Frye says he suggested to Beason that they talk outside.
He says Beason punched him on the face. After he fell to the ground, he claims he was kicked and then hit on the head. Frye says he didn’t fight back. In his North Carolina personal injury complaint Frye claims that Beason admitted to striking the plaintiff.
Frye is seeking damages greater than $10,000. He says he sustained a facial fracture and a crushed nasal cavity, and he suffered swelling on the left side of his head from the alleged assault.
Charlotte, North Carolina Personal Injury
Persons who have been injured during an altercation or are victims of violent crimes may have grounds for suing an assailant for North Carolina personal injury. This claim is separate from criminal charges filed by prosecutors. This means that even if charges are dropped or a person is found not guilty by a jury, you still may be able to obtain personal injury recovery.
Aggravated assault charges dropped against Panthers' player Jon Beason, Global Grind, December 11, 2009
Pro Bowl LB Beason charged with aggravated assault at strip club, Gaston Gazette, December 1, 2009
Man files civil lawsuit against Panthers' Beason, Charlotte Observer, December 1, 2009
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