Former Phoenix Suns guard and current Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson assaulted a protester after he was hit in the face with a pie Wednesday.

Nick Miller of eastbayexpress.com wrote "multiple sources have confirmed" that Johnson "tackled and assaulted the protester in a 'bloody' brawl" during a dinner event in Sacramento.

According to eastbayexpress.com, a witness reported the protester charged Johnson and threw a store-bought pie in his face. Another witness said the pie had a whipped-cream topping.

The protester then reportedly had some words for Johnson, prompting the mayor to punch the protester in the face at least "half a dozen" times.

"One witness described it as a 'bloody pulp,'" Miller wrote, adding Sacramento Police arrested 32-year-old Sean Thompson for felony assault of a public official. Thompson's mugshot can be found here.

Johnson played for the Suns for 12 seasons after being acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1987. He was a three-time NBA All-Star and helped lead the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals.

The 50-year-old Johnson is a Sacramento native and played collegiately at Cal-Berkeley. In March, several women came forward to accuse Johnson of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred when they were in their teens.</s>Multiple sources have confirmed that Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout was hit in the face with a pie tonight at a dinner event — then he tackled and assaulted the protester in a "bloody" brawl.Sources in attendance have told thethat, during the meal, a protester ran at the mayor and threw a store-bought pie in his face.After this, the protester reportedly said something to Johnson. This prompted him to allegedly tackle the protester and punch him in the face "repeatedly," more than half a dozen times, landing "five to 10."One witness described it as a "bloody pulp."Ambulances and fire department arrived at the scene.The event was in celebration of Sacramento's Farm-to-Fork week, and was held at the Edible Garden at Johnson's high-school alma mater, Sacramento High School, a charter school under the St. HOPE umbrella. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse has helped with projects at this garden in the past.There were nearly 200 in attendance at the dinner, including a few dozen high-school students, according to sources. This major event was also attended by the city's top restaurateurs.After the incident, sources say Johnson was given a change of clothes and afterward addressed the audience at the podium, apologizing, and receiving applause.Johnson even brought UFC fighter Urijah Faber, who was in attendance, up to the podium and joked about the assault.Protesters occasionally have dogged Johnson on the heels of sexual-misconduct allegations that resurfaced last year . He was booed at a Hillary Clinton event at Sacramento City College, for instance.Thereached out to the mayor's chief of staff and the Sacramento Police Department to discuss the incident.More information soon.
Sacramento mayor and former basketball star Kevin Johnson beats protester Sean Thompson's face to a "bloody pulp" after being hit in the face with a whipped cream pie at a charity dinner. Authorities arrest Thompson for felony assault of a public official.