Akon going to trial in fan-toss case

Posted September 02, 2008 11:00 pm

Associated Press

FISHKILL, N.Y. -- Hip-hop star Akon will go to trial on criminal charges he tossed a fan off stage at an upstate concert last summer.

The 35-year-old singer asked for the jury trial in Fishkill Town Court Wednesday. He's due back in court Dec. 1. He pleaded not guilty in December to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment, a violation.

He's accused of tossing a teenage boy off the stage during a June 2007 concert at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another concertgoer said she suffered a concussion when the teen landed on her.

The incident was caught on videotape.

Akon's hits include "Smack That" with Eminem and "I Wanna Love You" with Snoop Dogg. His most recent album, "Konvicted," was nominated for four Grammy awards.

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