Ted Nugent attacks activist, but activist goes to jail. Ted had a concert; too busy to pay for a crime

November 2, 2008

> Ted Nugent Detained for Assault on Anti-Fur Activists > Animal-hating rock star allegedly spits, threatens, grabs> activists at > Neiman Marcus > > > SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Animal- hating rock star Ted Nugent> allegedly spat on, > threatened, and physically assaulted several animal rights> activists > protesting the sale of fur at Neiman Marcus in Union Square> this afternoon. > According to witnesses, Nugent spat on one activist after> the man offered > him a leaflet. A few minutes later, Nugent allegedly spat> on, threatened, > and then grabbed activist Bhaskar Sinha. > > > Nugent, who is notoriously outspoken in his advocacy of bow> hunting and his > hatred of animal rights activists, was briefly

detained by> police, but then > released so he could perform at a concert tonight at the> Chronicle Pavilion. > Meanwhile, Sinha was taken away in handcuffs and is> expected to spend the > night in the San Francisco county jail on the strength of> Nugent's > allegation that the 21-year-old activist threatened him.> San Francisco > police officers on the scene refused to take statements> from bystanders who > had witnessed Nugent's assault on Sinha. > > > Activists will hold a demonstration outside the county jail> at the > intersection of 7th and Bryant streets tonight at 8 p.m.> demanding Sinha's > immediate release. > > > The altercation between Nugent and the activists took place> during a > demonstration against the sale of fur by Neiman Marcus. The> upscale > department

store has been the target of weekly> demonstrations by the > Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade for more than a year. > > > ** Posted from> http://www.teranews .com<http://www.teranews .com/> **