*pictures were removed at the request of Mr. Kittrell
A former baseball player with Petal School was allegedly the victim of a post baseball practice assault at the hands of then high school student and now USM quarterback Anthony Alford. Alford is currently facing two felonies in a gun related incident on campus Wednesday. In a conversation on the Hattiesburg Patriot’s Facebook fan page avid supporters were attacking people discussing the recent arrest and assault.
When challenged by avid Alford supporters, the victim’s first cousin, Mr. Justin David Lee said,“If you would like to talk to my cousin about how good of a person Alford is I’m sure he’d let you see where he had surgery to reconstruct part of his face. This isn’t me knowing someone who said. This is my first cousin that this happened to. ”Â
The brother in law of the alleged victim, identified as Mr. Josh Kittrell then provided the Hattiesburg Patriot with the photos here showing his brother in law in a hospital bed with a swollen face. Mr. Kittrell said, “This is not his first incident like this. The deal with him blindsiding the guy in high school did happen. The comments I have read about the guy being hit one time and pushed to the ground is far from the way it happened. There was no fight in this situation. Anthony blind sided him in the parking lot after baseball practice. I can understand getting a little riled up over some trash talk and things escalate, but this was premeditated.”
These are allegations. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
It had nothing to do with it at all other than the link that Anthony has previously displayed hostility and violence for a petty reason…I think the focus should be turned back to he needs punishment and counseling/therapy for his actions
Ok now I am clear. As I was reading the earlier article it appeared as if AA allegedly inflicted these injuries to this young man in the altercation on the USM campus.Read more..
You heard he used the n word. I heard he stepped in front of him in practice taking infield reps an that led to the altercation.
So you think reconstructive surgery and what you see in that picture is justified for the word nigger being used? (If it even was) no racial slur, joke, or even rude comment justifies that kind of action.
This injury did not happen in the recent incident but after baseball practice at Petal. I am not sure how Mr. David Rankin knows what took place or if he was there or a witness to any of this. Mr. Rankin is a respected contributor here.Read more..
^ no not the same incident. It was 2 AA fighting. (didn’t quite catch either of their faces)
So this injury to the young man did not happen the other day on the USM campus. That is what I am getting from that last statement HP. ]
It is my understanding that the alleged victim called AA the “n word”. Lets discuss what lead to the altercation. Put all the facts on the table and not just half-truths laced with subjective opinions.
They were both on the Petal High School Baseball team and allegedly happened at Petal.
Someone set me straight I am a little confused.Read more..
It is my understanding that the alleged victim called AA a “nigger”. Lets discuss what lead to altercation. Put all the facts out there and just half truths laced with subjective opinions HP.