Mike Tyson was arrested Wednesday afternoon at LAX after assaulting a paparazzo, claimed as “self-defense” when “Iron” threw a lethal 4-combination barrage of uppercuts and hooks, methodically dotting the face of one Tony Echevarria. The unlucky photog was knocked unconscious as his body met the grimy pavement, head dripping with streams of warm blood. Straight knocked the fuck out!
Officers quickly detained the former heavyweight champ , while emergency crews rushed the “victim” to a hospital. Tyson was traveling the final leg of his trip with his infant daughter, landing in Los Angeles around 3:55 P.M. via United Air, before unleashing a brutal fistful of fury!
The photographer told police that Tyson struck him once, airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. The photographer fell to the ground and was treated for a cut to his forehead at a hospital. Tyson’s spokeswoman Tammy Brook said the boxer was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old child when he was attacked by an overly aggressive paparazzo.
“Mike acted in self defense as a father protecting his child,” she said. “There’s a lot of different versions to this story and that’s all going to come out later,” Holcomb said. “Some witness statements support Tyson’s version, others support the photographer’s.” Police also were checking if there was any surveillance video of the incident.
Click inside for bonus video footage of Mikey being hauled off in the back of a squad car!
LUNCH-TIME UPDATES: Pap Tony Echevarria claims:
- He wasn’t disrespectful or aggressive (LOL, sure…not)
- Mike was initially in a good mood but turned sour when the pap asked about his wife
- Tyson became more agitated when he couldn’t find a bathroom and saw the photog shooting him
Tyson and the photographer were both busted for battery.
