Assault victim in Strip may have been 'knockout game' target

Category: Knockout Game

Imagine being sucker-punched while minding your business and acting as a good Samaritan.

That's what a man says happened to him in the Strip District after a simple question.

"Definitely a scary thing," said Robert Ahart. "You don't know who's going to assault you for what."

Ahart says he was sitting in his car in a parking lot at 11th and Smallman streets after finishing up a phone call when ateenager approached him and asked for directions.

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It started with a knock on the window.

"I lowered it -- you know, clean-cut kid, probably between 16 and 18, asked me for directions to the Westin hotel," said Ahart.

He did not suspect anything bad, but the stranger was up to no good.

"Cursed at me, basically said, 'Shut up,' and immediately punched me in the face," Ahart said.

The attacker walked off, and Ahart filed a police report, then headed to the hospital with a hairline fracture.

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Assault victim in Strip may have been 'knockout game' target

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October 15th, 2014
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