FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2010
Anaheim Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Pro Skateboarder Mike Vallely
Related to 11/19/09 Incident at Honda Center
Statement from Mike Vallely and Attorney:
(Anaheim, CA: January 22, 2010) – Anaheim Assistant City Attorney Patrick Ahle today informed the lawyer for professional skateboarder Mike Vallely that the city attorney’s office has dropped all charges related to an incident at the Honda Center on November 19, 2009.
In November, Vallely was cited for misdemeanor fighting in public at an Anaheim Ducks game. The incident occurred after Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer, in the course of the post-game “three stars” ceremony, attempted to give his hockey stick to Vallely’s eight-year-old daughter. A nearby Ducks male fan wrestled the stick away, and refused to relinquish the stick after he was informed it was meant for Vallely’s daughter. The ensuing confrontation between Vallely and the male fan was captured by television cameras and was widely distributed on YouTube and other websites.
“Patrick Ahle told me he reviewed all the materials and evidence related to the incident and was dropping all charges against Mike,” said Vallely’s attorney Allan Stokke of the Santa Ana firm Stokke and Riddet. “Mike and I appreciate the diligence of Mr. Ahle in searching for justice for Mike. Mike Vallely was merely defending his daughter last November from the egregious acts of a Ducks fan. I am strongly encouraging the Ducks organization to investigate why Mike, who was a loyal Ducks fan and longtime participant in Ducks promotions, was ever cited in the first place.”
Said Mike Vallely: “I salute the Anaheim City Attorney’s office for doing the right thing. Though I regret the uproar over the incident last November, I felt I had no choice but to stop the aggressive actions of the Ducks fan who was attempting to steal a gift from Scott Niedermayer for my daughter. Though I disagree with the official stance of the Ducks management over this incident, I want to thank all the Ducks players, employees, and fans who reached out to me and my family and expressed their support in the wake of this unfortunate incident.”
About Mike Vallely:
Mike Vallely, also known as Mike V, is a professional skateboarder. Mike is also a musician, actor, television personality, and stuntman. He is a legend in the skateboard world and considered one of the founders of street skating. Mike has appeared in the highly successful Tony Hawk Pro Skater skateboarding video game series, and has his own skateboarding video game for iPhones and the iPod Touch entitled “Do Or Die,” which is due to be released in 2010. He is sponsored by skateboard manufacturer Element.
www.mikevallely.com
Allan Stokke, attorney for Mike Vallely
www.stokkeriddet.com
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Its great to hear that they’ve dropped all charges man. I go to sign a Mike V petition at around 2am and wake up to see this article on Facebook. Nice. Hope you and the familly are doing well and that this can kinda put some closure on the whole incident.
Seabass
It’s good to know he came to his senses and did the right thing. After all you was only standing up for what was right, and hopefully he wont ever do this again.
Well done Mike for standing up for everyone!!!
So it was the city that was seeking legal action, not the Ducks attorneys? Best thing to do now is move on and put this whole ugly mess behind us. There’s a whole world out there.
When I was about 14 I went to the grand opening of Skate Street in Ventura. Mike V was there shredding the mini ramp with all us little bastards nipping at his heels and asking him stupid questions. he was so nice to all of us despite our annoyances.
After about ten minutes of this the announcer came on and told everyone but the pros to get off the ramps for the demo. We left Mike V there on the mini ramp still shredding and went to the viewing area just above. About three minutes later this overweight, jock-ass security guard comes out of nowhere and knocks Mike off his board while he was riding the ramp. When mike got up I could tell something was gonna happen and my first thought was, “oh shit, that security guard has like 100 pounds and two feet on Mike. Mike is gonna get wrecked.” No sooner than I finished the thought Mike V rattled off about 10 punches and the guard was on the ground covering his bloody face.
Mike Vallely, hero to nerds, geeks, misfits, and punks everywhere. Dude needs a friggin comic book if you ask me.
I’m glad the charges were dropped… I remember when i was 12, I went to minor league baseball game with my day here in NC, i went after a foul ball that landed 10 feet from me and no one else was around, before i could get there 2 drunk 20-somethings come sprinting and shove me to the ground and grab it, I thought my dad was going to murder those guys…. And I respect him for standing up for me. Mike, you are the man and I applaud your actions. If you wanna jump ship and get on the Carolina Hurricanes bandwagon, we could use a little help this year!
MIKE OIS THE BEST SKATER 4 – EVER
MIKE IS MY FAVOURITE SKATEBOARDER OF THE WORLD HE´S THE BEST
yeah mike your the best