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Reacher star Alan Ritchson has released a brief statement in response to the altercation he got into with Tennessee man Ronnie Taylor over the weekend. Video showed Ritchson punching Taylor on a suburban Tennessee street due to an altercation over his motorcycle.
On Monday, Ronnie Taylor spoke to TMZ to tell his side of the story, claiming that he took issue with the way that Alan Ritchson and his sons were riding their motorcycles through the neighborhood.
“I was trying to get him to stop revvin’ and speedin’ through the neighborhood. He was on his motorcycle, loud as hell, and he had his kids out there too, ridin’ around. It was dangerous.So I got out in front of his bike and blocked him, and I pushed him,” Taylor told TMZ.
“I did push him because he was coming towards me on his, on his bike. He did it again for a second time. I pushed him a second time, and I think the second time he got off his bike and kicked the crap outta me.”
Reacher star Alan Ritchson quoted Napoleon Bonaparte in first statement about the video of him punching Tennessee man Ronnie Taylor
Following Taylor’s comments, Ritchson shared a brief of poignant statement to Instagram by sharing the famed Napoleon quote, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
Additional video that’s been published shows what started the altercation, with Taylor jumping in front of Ritchson’s bike as he was riding down the street. Ritchson had to then abruptly break, which sent him tumbling over his handlebars.
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The neighbor stepped directly in front of the bike, causing Ritchson to flip over the handlebars
The neighbor previously said he told the actor to “slow it down.”
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At the time of this writing, police are investigating the incident but no arrests have been made.