The man involved in an alleged physical altercation with Reacher star Alan Ritchson is speaking out to share his version of events.
According to Ronnie Taylor, who lives in the Brentwood suburb of Nashville, it all “started on Saturday morning” when he “heard this [incessant] revving” throughout the neighborhood according to an interview Taylor gave TMZ on Monday.
The outlet first released video of the altercation on Sunday, hours after Taylor alleged it took place. “I’m an experienced motorcycle rider. I’ve been riding for most of my life,” he explained.
Alan Ritchson on ‘Reacher’
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Taylor claimed that after Ritchson’s first pass through the neighborhood on Saturday, he approached him from “quite a ways away” and asked, “‘Can you slow it down please?'”
He claimed he “didn’t know who it was” riding motorbikes with two younger individuals that TMZ reported are Ritchson’s sons.
Reiterating what he shared in his initial account of events, Taylor claimed that the altercation ensued the following day “when I was cleaning my bike outside my house.”
“He rode past once, twice. On the second time I walked outside in front of him and said, ‘You’ve got to stop,'” he said. In the confrontation that ensued, Taylor claimed that the actor “kicked the crap out of me.”
TMZ quotes sources close to Ritchson claim that Taylor “initiated and instigated” the entire altercation. Taylor originally admitted to the outlet that he also flashed an obscene hand gesture at Ritchson, who returned it in kind.
Brentwood Police Captain Steve Pepin told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday that an investigation has been opened into the incident, but no arrests have been made.
Entertainment Weekly did not immediately hear back from Taylor, or from representatives from Ritchson or Brentwood P.D.
The video of the altercation shows the man alleged to be Ritchson repeatedly punching Taylor while he huddles on the ground with his hands raised up in defense over his head. A green motorcycle lays on its side in the suburban street, which Ritchson picks up and rides onto the lawn opposite Taylor’s. Finally he rides off with the two younger individuals as Taylor gesticulates toward him, eventually walking back up his driveway.
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“I don’t really wish the guy any malice or ill will, but we just don’t need people riding through neighborhoods like this,” Taylor shared. “I just decided I’m going to take a stand because someone has to, or it’s going to end up way worse.”
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