Elderly Kansas City worker, 66, ruthlessly attacked by teen who was asked to change seats during NBA YoungBoy concert: ‘He was so enraged’

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Elderly Kansas City worker, 66, ruthlessly attacked by teen who was asked to change seats during NBA YoungBoy concert: ‘He was so enraged’

“The message is: we, as young adults or people growing into adulthood, we need to learn how to control our anger.”

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Elderly Kansas City worker, 66, ruthlessly attacked by teen who was asked to change seats during NBA YoungBoy concert: ‘He was so enraged’​

By
Richard Pollina



Published Sep. 24, 2025

Updated Sep. 24, 2025, 9:48 a.m. ET











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An elderly worker was thrown to the ground and ruthlessly attacked by a teen during an NBA YoungBoy gig as concertgoers watched the disturbing assault unfold in front of them.

Thomas Schlange, 66, was working the rap concert at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City Sunday night when he asked the teen to move because he wasn’t sitting in his assigned seat, Fox 4 News reported.

Fan-record footage shows the teen throw Schlange into a row of seats and unleash a barrage of punches onto the arena worker.

Schlange said he doesn’t remember much from the assault, only the teen’s rage and needing to get away to safety.

“I mean, it is serious; I went down and had blows to my head,” Schlange told Fox 4 News. “He was so enraged, so we were just, in essence, trying to protect the fans.”








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While ushering Sunday night’s rap concert at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center, 66-year-old Thomas Schlange was beaten after he told a teen to vacate a seat that wasn’t his.
The disoriented usher then tried to get to his feet, but the teen stood over him. Schlange raised an arm to defend himself, but the teen repeatedly slapped it aside.


The teen then angrily delivered a series of violent punches to the 66-year-old victim’s head before one good Samaritan stopped the attack.

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Police arrested the teen after the violent outburst on Sunday night, but he was later released to his parents while authorities continue to investigate.


The Kansas City Police Department confirmed the teen was under 16, and it’s unclear what charges the juvenile may face.


Schlange was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. He had already suffered glaucoma and “one of his eyes may suffer more damage,” his family said on a GoFundMe page created to help with medical costs.


“We are devastated for the injustice of this person and other attendees that didn’t stop that guy at all,” Schlange’s grandson Herber Lopez said.


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After being thrown to the ground, Schlange raised an arm to defend himself, but the teen repeatedly slapped it aside before he started punching the elderly usher.


Schlange said after nearly two decades on the job, he never imagined he would become a victim of such a violent assault at work.


“The message is: we, as young adults or people growing into adulthood, we need to learn how to control our anger,” he said.


Schlange is expected to meet with police on Friday as they continue their investigation.