Rick Allen Def Leppard

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Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Attacked by Teen Outside Fort ... (NBC 6 South Florida)

Fort Lauderdale Police said the incident took place Monday, when the 59-year-old Allen was in the valet section of the Four Seasons Hotel.

Hartley then, at "a full run," hit the victim, knocking him backward, the report said. The police report has Allen's name redacted but notes that the victim is disabled and is missing his left arm. A woman came out to assist the victim and Hartley attacked her and knocked her to the ground, the report said.

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Def Leppard drummer assaulted outside hotel after concert; Ohio ... (Cincinnati.com)

The drummer for Def Leppard was assaulted Monday night at a Fort Lauderdale hotel he was staying at following a show in South Florida.

He was caught a short time later after he was seen damaging vehicles in the parking garage of a nearby hotel, the police report said. The report did not indicate a motive for the attacks. When a woman came out to help Allen, Hartley attacked and knocked her to the ground as well. Allen, an English-born drummer who joined Def Leppard in 1978, was injured in a New Year's Eve car crash in 1984 that resulted in his left arm being amputated. Rick Allen, 59, was standing in the valet area at the Four Seasons Hotel having a cigarette when another man ran up and attacked him, Miami television station WSVN reported. The police report does not identify Allen by name but notes that the victim of the attack lost his left arm in a traffic accident in 1984.

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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen attacked outside Four Seasons ... (WPTV.com)

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was assaulted in a seemingly unprovoked attack near the valet section of the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale.

According to the report, the victim in the attack "expressed his desire for prosecution." Although the victim's identity was redacted in the report, it states the victim "lost his left arm in a traffic accident in 1984." FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

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Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted Outside Florida Hotel (Billboard)

The 59-year-old drummer was allegedly attacked on Monday in Fort Lauderdale by a 19-year-old man now facing charges of elder abuse. By Gil ...

[Def Leppard](https://www.billboard.com/artist/def-leppard/) drummer Rick Allen outside a luxury Florida hotel has posted bond in the bizarre incident that took place in Fort Lauderdale earlier this week. “[She] attempts to escape by running into the hotel. The report says that Allen “hit his head on the ground causing injury” and that when a woman ran out to help Allen Hartley allegedly attacked her as well.

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Teen charged in assault on Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, police ... (WPBF West Palm Beach)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police have charged an Ohio teenager with felony assault after he allegedly attacked the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard.

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Rick Allen of Def Leppard Assaulted Outside Florida Hotel - Noise11 ... (Noise11)

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was attacked by a teenager outside a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida earlier this week.

Hartley then reportedly knocked down a woman who had come out of the South Florida hotel to help Allen. The suspect, Max Hartley, reportedly waited behind a pole while Rick smoked a cigarette outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale Beach. See things first SUBSCRIBE here:

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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen assaulted by teenager outside ... (MusicRadar)

Max Hartley was charged with multiple offences including battery and abusing an elderly or disabled adult.

For a full list of dates, visit the 19-year-old Hartley, an Ohio resident, is believed to have been in the area on a visit for Spring Break. The suspect then fled the scene for another hotel where police caught up with him.

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Ohio teen accused of attacking Def Leppard drummer at Florida hotel (WATE 6 On Your Side)

A suburban Cleveland man is facing criminal charges in Florida for an unprovoked attack on legendary Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.

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A Florida spring breaker is accused of attacking Def Leppard ... (Miami Herald)

Max Hartley came to South Florida to enjoy a spring break vacation — but he left facing a criminal charge for allegedly beating Def Leppard's drummer and a ...

Another measure police are using for spring break is the Bar Watch program, which used to promote and prevent sexual assault. He then dragged the woman back outside the hotel when she tried to escape into the lobby. Following the attacks, 911 callers reported they apprehended Hartley after he tried to break a restaurant’s window by throwing chairs. According to the report, an unidentified woman came over to help Allen before Hartley pushed her over and she, too, hit her head. When he got to Fort Lauderdale, however, police say he assaulted two people — with a bystander describing the young man as intoxicated when it all went down. Max Hartley came to South Florida to enjoy a spring break vacation — but he left facing a criminal charge for allegedly beating Def Leppard’s drummer and a woman earlier this week.

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