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Police: MS man assaults officers at Morgan Wallen concert

By Raven Moore Apr 22, 2024 | 8:05 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing assault charges after an altercation with police officers during the Morgan Wallen concert in Oxford, Mississippi on Saturday.

On April 20, deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office were assisting the University of Mississippi Police Department with the Morgan Wallen concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

During the concert, officers were notified of a fight in the crowd and responded to the area. When they arrived, they placed the suspect, later identified as Hunter Steven Flanagan, under arrest for assaulting another patron.

Hunter Flanagan. (Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department)

Police say that while conducting the arrest, Flanagan, 30, became combative and resisted arrest. He allegedly kicked two officers and spit on them while he was being transported out of the stadium to the Lafayette County Detention Center.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office has charged Flanagan with one count of simple assault on a police officer. Flanagan was charged with a separate count of simple assault on a police officer by the University of Mississippi Police Department.

He is also facing several other misdemeanor charges.

Flanagan appeared before a Justice Court judge on April 22 and his bond was set at $100,000. He is being held at the Lafayette County Detention Center awaiting bond at this time.