Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges after an altercation on a plane where he allegedly punched a passenger multiple times.

A few weeks ago, video footage was released that showed a man antagonising Mike Tyson repeatedly while he was travelling on a plane. Eventually Mr Tyson snapped and began assaulting him. The man in question was shown to have cuts and bruises on his face. He would later receive medical attention after being escorted away by police to be questioned.The San Francisco police department commented on the situation, stating:

"Our decision is that we will not file any charges against Mr Tyson based on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation."These include the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr Tyson and the victim, as well as the requests of both the victim and Mr Tyson that no charges be filed in this case. We now deem this case closed."The victim, also known as Melvin George Townsend III, is from Florida and has had multiple prior prison sentences for a variety of crimes, including possession of drugs, burglary, grand theft, fraud and trafficking stolen property.He was last released from a prison in July 2020 after serving a 15 month sentence for 'theft of a trailer by trespassing and hitching the unit to his pickup' and his use of a 'fraudulent personal ID'. He previously did time for trafficking stolen property in 2009 and 2010.