Man charged after being filmed punching 11-year-old girl outside North Carolina mall
01/15/2019 9:39 am PST
via WGHP:
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) -- A 51-year-old man is accused of pushing and punching an 11-year-old girl outside a North Carolina shopping mall.
The Asheville Citizen Times reported that David Steven Bell, of Black Mountain, was caught on video assaulting the victim Saturday outside the Asheville Mall.
VIDEO: Man charged after being filmed punching 11-year-old girl outside North Carolina mall - WGHP
Bell was arrested by an off-duty officer and charged with assault on a child under the age of 12, a misdemeanor offense.
He was also charged with two other counts of assault on a female after two 13-year-old girls also said Bell pushed them.
Bell is listed in an incident report as standing 6-feet-5 and weighing 250 pounds. Video of the assault was shared widely on social media.
VIDEO: Man charged after being filmed punching 11-year-old girl outside North Carolina mall - WGHP
