Local State Representative Assaulted

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Updated: 2/08/2010 5:09 pm
A local state representative is recovering after being attacked inside a Youngstown café Saturday night.

State Rep. Bob Hagan (D) said he had just entered the Lemon Grove café and Lounge with his family to see some entertainment there. That's when he said a man told him to get out of the way and punched him.

Hagan was knocked out and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He suffered a concussion and has 11 stitches in his chin.

Hagan spoke with us by phone about the harrowing ordeal.

"I was blind-sided by someone that came out of nowhere. I was in the restaurant less than two minutes and he hit me in the face and knocked me right out on the ground. An ambulance came and took me to the hospital."

Hagan said he will continue to enjoy the downtown area attractions and considers this just a random act of violence.

Police arrested 30-year-old Dorian Thomas at the scene.
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LRWilliams - 2/13/2010 2:08 AM
The reason my god brother Dorian hit Hagan is because Hagan disrespected his mother at the Lemon Grove. When Dorian tried to talk Hagan down, Hagan went nuts. Dorian tried to walk away and Hagan ran up on Dorian like he was going to do something. That's why Hagan got hit. Now, Hagan is trying to lie so he can cover up the fact that he got checked. For everyone information Dorian is a good member of the community. He work for Metro Assembly as a youth mentor and dance teacher. He was a cadet leader getting national awards from Army JROTC while in Rayen High. He has performed for many churches doing miming as a solo artist and with the group the next level. Dorian is the one of the most kindest men I know. He would not hit anyone unless he felt he had to defend himself. Hagan is trying to use his status to ruin a good man because he isn't half the man Dorian is. If he approached my mother the way he did Dorian's I would have done the same. Hagan keeps switching up his story from paper to paper. He is close friends with the owner of the Lemon Grove and the pastor that Dorian was performing for at the Lemon Grove. Not even the pastor will speak up about the truth. To all who are reading this please, don't let another powerful politician get away with doing wrong to people just because of their status. Stand and fight. Dorian doesn't even have a record. The alias Hagan was talking about was the name of a character Dorian portrayed in a play he recently did in New York. The character was that of a hard core criminal. Hagan is trying to make people think Dorian is a bad person using cheap media tricks. Don't be fooled. I've know Dorian since 1997 and can vouch for him. The Lemon Grove and Hagan should be boycotted.

kk80586 - 2/8/2010 6:43 PM
A friend of mine had this EXACT situation happen to him after watching one of those Ultimate fighter things at a boardman bar. I don't think they ever got the guy. This sounds like something to watch for.
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