US man Curt James Brockway throws boy to ground, fracturing his skull, for ‘disrespecting national anthem’
- 13-year-old was allegedly attacked for not removing hat when song was playing
- Brockway, 39, arrested and charged with assault on a minor
Police have charged a Montana man with assault after witnesses say he threw a 13-year-old boy to the ground because he was “disrespecting the national anthem”.
Curt James Brockway, 39, was arrested on Saturday at the Mineral County Fair and charged with assault on a minor, according to Sheriff Mike Boone. Brockway slammed the child on the ground because he did not remove his hat during the national anthem, witnesses told KPAX.
Taylor Hennick told The Missoulian that Brockway said “he had every right to do that” because the boy was disrespecting the anthem.
“There was a little boy lying on the ground,” she told the outlet. “He was bleeding out of his ears, seizing on the ground, just not coherent.”
The boy was airlifted to a hospital in Spokane, Washington, according to the sheriff’s office.