CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Three men were arrested and charged with attacking veteran NASCAR driver Mike Wallace after a Rascal Flatts concert in North Carolina, FOX8 reported.
Nathan Lucas, 22, of Indian Trial; Paul Lucas, 29, and Randolph Magnum, 24, of Monroe, were charged with simple assault, according to USAToday.
Wallace’s brother said Mike was brutally beaten leaving Friday’s concert with his daughter.
Kenny Wallace posted images of the alleged incident to social media. One photo shows his brother badly beaten and another shows the victim’s daughter on a stretcher.
Lindsey Wallace Van Wingerde was injured attempting to stop the attack.
“My brother Mike laid on the ground ‘knocked out’ and it was NOT even a fight and 3 men kept kicking my ‘knocked out’ brother in the face,” Kenny Wallace posted, in part, on his official Facebook page. “Think about it? .. My brother was knocked out and they were kicking him in the face.”
Kenny Wallace said his brother received 12 stitches inside his mouth and has been released from the hospital, according to FOX Sports.
Nathan Lucas and Randolph Mangum face charges of simple assault. Both were released on $1,000 bonds. Paul Lucas was charged with assault on a female and was released on a $1,500 secured bond. All three have court in Mecklenburg County planned for July 22.
Mike Wallace made 197 starts with three top-five and 14 top-10 finishes during his career in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
