Cro-Mags vocalist/bassist Harley Flanagan has newly issued a full assertion relating to the state of affairs that occurred at Cafe 611 in Frederick, MD on September twelfth. Cro-Mags and D.R.I. have been among the many invoice that evening, the place a bodily altercation involving a number of people passed off.

Preliminary stories indicated that mace, assault and an obvious razor of some kind was concerned, leaving Harley with a slash, in addition to affected by the consequences of mace, alongside a number of others. The incident seems to erupted between members of Destroy zine, who had a desk setup on the occasion, and members of Cro-Mags camp.

The Destroy zine crew alleged that Harley had made undesirable sexual advances in the direction of one in every of their editors and allegedly touched her. She is alleged to have confronted him on the matter, resulting in the altercation. Flanagan nevertheless supplied a conflicting recap of the evening’s occasions. You’ll be able to learn each of the preliminary accounts posted relating to the incident right here.

The newly issued assertion by Flanagan on the matter shared in the present day, September fifteenth, reads as follows:

‘Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan and his 20-year-old son have been assaulted earlier than a Cro-Mags present they have been enjoying with DRI at Café 611 in Frederick, MD this previous Tuesday evening, Sept. twelfth. A small native “zine” had written to the band previous to the present asking to interview them. In correspondence, the band declined the interview with an evidence however supplied them 3 free passes to the present.

In keeping with witnesses, together with the proprietor of the venue and DRI, the group got here in and arrange a desk to promote their journal. Previous to the present, in a room crammed with folks, together with young children, and Harley’s son, a person and lady from the journal approached the Cro-Mags merch desk subsequent to theirs and began speaking. She shared that she was the mannequin on the again cowl.

Flanagan, in entrance of his son stated, “seems to be cool, I’ll choose one up after the present” and walked away. It was not lengthy earlier than the lady began yelling that Flanagan had harassed her, at which level his son got here to the opposite facet of the merch desk with one of many different folks from the journal who began yelling that Flanagan had assaulted his girlfriend.

As Harley’s son and the person obtained bodily, the person pulled out a can of Mace and sprayed each Flanagan and son straight of their faces. And proceeded to spray the room of patrons with Mace.

The membership proprietor witnessed all of this. Flanagan Jr and the journal man quickly hit the bottom preventing and the remainder of their crew, together with the woman obtained concerned.

When Flanagan came visiting, the woman jumped on his again and commenced hitting him with a billy membership. He was at the moment slashed with a knife, by means of his pants. The woman was bodily faraway from Flanagan’s again by a retired Police Officer, there along with his son (who’s cooperating with native police).

The membership proprietor got here to the melee, police confirmed up and the journal group was faraway from the premises. Flanagan performed the present with a flesh wound and the remnants of mace in his eyes and nostril.

A number of witnesses have come ahead, all cooperating with police, most notably the membership proprietor, the retired police officer and the band DRI.

The band has since acquired quite a few demise threats because the journal has been spreading their story on social media which started with harassment and has now grow to be assault.

Native enterprise homeowners have since come ahead with comparable experiences involving the couple from the journal and are presently cooperating with authorities through the investigation. The FBI might grow to be concerned as threats of violence and demise have been acquired throughout state traces.

The victims pressed costs the morning after the occasion and the assault is presently being investigated by the Frederick, MD Police Division.

Harley needs to state emphatically, “the thought of assaulting a lady is reprehensible to me and it didn’t occur and it wouldn’t occur.”

Any additional feedback will come from Mr. Flanagan’s lawyer Harley Breite, Esq. of Wayne, NJ.’