Charges dropped in Mike Wallace assault case
Charges against three men who were accused of assaulting former NASCAR driver Mike Wallace outside a country music concert have been dropped.
ended in a mistrial
when the judge learned two potential witnesses violated a sequestration order and heard opening testimony.The District Attorney's office had wanted to retry the case against Paul Lucas, Nathan Lucas and Randolph Mangum, who were facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting Wallace and his daughter Lindsey Van Wingerden after a Rascal Flatts concert at Charlotte's PNC Amphitheater in June. But a new trial was never rescheduled.
According to Wallace, he and members of his family were leaving the concert when they were attacked by a group of several people in the parking lot, knocking Wallace unconscious and causing injuries to his mouth, nose and eye. Van Wingerden suffered a broken wrist and a black eye. According to the police report obtained by USA Today Sports in June, the victims "were kicked and punched several times in the head, face and stomach by the listed suspects following a verbal altercation."
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