Real Knock Out: brick and punch-throwing attacker arrested on the DTM

27-year old Altonio F. Turner was arrested March 22 for assault, and throwing a brick through a car window on the DTM.. Charlottesville Police mugshot.

On the heels of the recent false "Knock Out" story on the DTM, it appears there was a real random assault (Note: this does not appear to be a "knock out" game attack) on the DTM on Saturday, March 22, which resulted in the arrest of 27-year old Altonio F. Turner on the 100 block of the East Main Street at approximately 7:45pm. According to a witness, the incident began when Turner, who was accompanied by an older man, threw a bottle at a car on First Street and seemed to be agitated. The witness, who wished to remain anonymous, says he was walking down First Street past the store Petit Bebe when Turner started asking him, angrily, if he "had something to say." The witness says they were about 10 feet away from Turner when he responded, saying, "no." Turner then came at the witness and punched him in the face.

"It happened very, very fast…