Alan Ritchson is known for starring in the Reacher series on Prime, and for his other roles where he plays a supernaturally giant hulk of a man. We’ve covered interviews with him and he’s come across as self aware and not the violent type. I guess I had the wrong impression of him because TMZ has a video of Alan absolutely pummeling his neighbor in Tennessee on Sunday allegedly over a noise complaint over dirt bikes. In the video, which is below, Alan’s bike is on its side in the road while his two children, reportedly his kids, are sitting on their dirt bikes nearby. Alan repeatedly punches the man in the head, side and back while the children watch. He then gets back on his bike, tips it over and then tries to right it. The neighbor seems to pick up something near the bike, I’m guessing his glasses, and continues arguing and pointing.
TMZ has a photo of the neighbor Ronnie Taylor’s injuries along with his side of the story. I’m guessing he sold it to them. Here’s their initial report:
Watch the clip … you can see what appears to be Alan going toe-to-toe with a man while two kids, who are allegedly the actor’s children, appear to be nearby on motorbikes.
The alleged victim, Ronnie Taylor, tells TMZ … this all started Saturday when Alan was riding his green Kawasaki bike through the quiet, well-to-do Nashville suburb. Ronnie claims Alan was flying at excessive speed, revving his engine and disturbing the peace.
He admits flipping the bird at Alan, and he claims the actor returned the gesture.
Fast forward to today at around noon … Taylor says Alan came through the neighborhood again, allegedly speeding, and this time with 2 youngsters on their own motor bikes.
Taylor says he asked Alan, “Can you f**king stop this please,” which is when things allegedly turned physical. Taylor says he went to the cops and reported that Alan punched him in the face and kicked him. Taylor claims Alan then fell off his bike, got back up and tried to run him off…
Taylor told cops that Alan rode off, but he claims neighbors saw the whole thing. Taylor tells TMZ that he did not go to the hospital.
Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ that there is an investigation stemming from an incident between both these parties, but no arrests have been made.
TMZ has a follow up report claiming that the neighbor Ronnie Taylor pushed Alan off his bike twice before the video was taken. A source claims that Alan tried to get away after he first got pushed off his bike, but was pushed off a second time, which is when he blew up.
Our sources tell us … witnesses saw Alan riding his motorcycle down the street in Brentwood, TN, ahead of his two kids on their mini bikes Sunday afternoon. We’re told their neighbor, Ronnie Taylor, bolted into the street to try to stop Alan’s bike in a “really aggressive” manner.
As a result, Alan crashed, falling off his motorcycle and suffering cuts and bruises, as well as a minor injury to his finger, our sources say.
We’re told Ronnie dared Alan to hit him while yelling at the actor, who was still on the ground. But our sources say Alan did not take the bait and tried to defuse the situation by jumping on his bike to leave.
However, Ronnie shoved Alan to the ground, prompting Alan to beat the crap out of his neighbor, which was caught on camera. TMZ published the dramatic video showing Alan pulverizing Ronnie on the street before Alan got back on his bike and took off with his two kids.
Ronnie told us Alan was riding his motorcycle through the neighborhood at excessive speeds for two days straight. He said he finally confronted Alan about his dangerous motorcycle habits Sunday, sparking their violent altercation.
This puts it in a different light, if true, but it still looks very bad for Alan. Alan has been married to his high school sweetheart, Catherine Ritchson, for 20 years. They have sons Calem, 13, Edan, 12 and Amory, 10. (Those ages are estimates as I only have the birth years.) Other than this sourced quote to TMZ we have not heard from Alan’s reps. I wonder how his side is going to respond, officially. Reacher season 4 is coming out sometime this year on Prime, there’s currently no scheduled release date.
EXCLUSIVE: “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson might’ve thought he was still shooting an episode of his popular show Sunday, because he allegedly beat the hell out of a neighbor in Tennessee.
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