“Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support.
Your love and prayers are truly helping.
My wife Lauren [Monroe] was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident.
Rick Allen playing drums with Def Leppard.Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
We understand this act of violence can be triggering for so many people.
Together with love, we can all get through these difficult times.”
Allen banged his head on concrete, causing injury.
When a woman attempted to assist him, the assailant attacked her as well.
Police arrested Hartley and charged him with criminal mischief and aggravated battery.
He has since been released on bail.
