Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Attacked In Apparent Sneak Attack

On March 13th, Def Leppard's one-armed drummer Rick Allen was attacked outside of the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida. According to an arrest report, the suspect, 19-year-old Max Hartley of Avon, Ohio, allegedly ran toward Allen at full speed, striking him and knocking him backward. The violent attack caused Allen to hit his head on the ground.

In an effort to help Allen, a woman came running out of the hotel, but unfortunately, Hartley also knocked her to the ground. While the woman was trying to make her escape back inside the hotel, Hartley grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back outside.

Hartley is currently out on a $5,000 bond and has been charged with neglect and abuse of an elderly person. Allen was in South Florida for a show co-headlined by '80s rock group

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