Mike Tyson won’t face charges in altercation with JetBlue passenger, district attorney says

A California district lawyer declined to file costs Tuesday in opposition to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson after he was recorded on video in a bodily altercation with another passenger on a JetBlue flight.

San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe made the choice after having reviewed police stories and movies of the April 20 incident. Each the passenger, who has not been identified, and Tyson requested that no costs be filed.

"Yesterday afternoon the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Workplace concluded its review of the case involving Mike Tyson on the San Francisco Airport on April 20, 2022 and the allegation that he committed a misdemeanor battery in opposition to one other passenger on an airplane while waiting on the terminal previous to departure," Wagstaffe said in an announcement.

"Our choice is that we are going to not file any charges against Mr. Tyson based mostly on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. These embody the conduct of the sufferer leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr. Tyson and the victim, as well as the requests of each the victim and Mr. Tyson that no prices be filed on this case," Wagstaffe mentioned.

The case is now closed.

Cellphone video showed Tyson, 55, appearing to try to punch somebody who was pushing him away. Representatives for Tyson stated the individual was harassing Tyson. The video did not show what happened before the altercation.

David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Martin Sabelli, attorneys for Tyson, responded to the decision to not file prices by thanking Wagstaffe, the San Mateo County sheriff and law enforcement companies "for his or her careful, diligent, and professional work."

Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking information reporter for NBC News.

Diana Dasrath contributed.