You could have simply learn our earlier publish about an incident that broke out at a Cro-Mags present earlier this week in Frederick, Maryland. Whereas the majority of the main points are unclear, it’s identified {that a} struggle between Cro-Mags singer/bassist Harley Flanagan and his crew and Defy Zine, a music publication that mentioned they have been there to cowl the present, which additionally featured D.R.I. and Deathwish, broke out.

In separate statements, Flanagan alleged that he and his group have been jumped by the Defy Zine workers, throughout which they have been maced and Flanagan was minimize with a razor. The Defy workers claimed that Flanagan sexually assaulted a feminine workers member and bodily assaulted the group. You may learn each claims in full right here.

Moments in the past, Flanagan issued a press release on the matter. The assertion maintains his model of occasions and says that he and others are cooperating with the police. The assertion additionally accommodates the declare that the zine workers have been concerned in different incidents earlier than and the incident could make its technique to the FBI.

You may learn the complete assertion under:

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. 12^th. 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 a proof 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 stuffed with individuals, together with babies, 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 mentioned, “appears to be like cool, I’ll decide 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 individuals from the journal who began yelling that Flanagan had assaulted his girlfriend.

As Harley’s son and the person received 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 combating and the remainder of their crew, together with the lady received concerned.

When Flanagan came visiting, the lady jumped on his again and commenced hitting him with a billy membership. He was at the moment slashed with a knife, by way of his pants. The lady 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 turn out to be assault.

Native enterprise house owners have since come ahead with related experiences involving the couple from the journal and are at the moment cooperating with authorities throughout the investigation. The FBI could turn out to be concerned as threats of violence and demise have been acquired throughout state strains.

The victims pressed prices the morning after the occasion and the assault is at the moment 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 legal professional Harley Breite, Esq. of Wayne, NJ.