Police: 51-year-old man assaulted child at Asheville Mall
ASHEVILLE — A Black Mountain man was arrested Saturday after police say he pushed and assaulted a child during a fight at the Asheville Mall.
David Steven Bell, 51, was arrested at about 7 p.m. Saturday by an off-duty officer following the incident at 3 S. Tunnel Road. He is charged with assault on a female under the age of 12 and two counts of assault on a female.
The incident is under further investigation, police spokeswoman Christina Hallingse said Sunday.
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/01/13/police-51-year-old-man-assaulted-child-asheville-mall/2563987002/
Bell can be seen in the video, initially posted to Instagram by an unidentified person, in an argument with a group of young girls outside of the Asheville Mall. You can watch the video above. The incident occurred on Saturday, January 12. Bell is white and most of the girls in the video are black. It is not clear what occurred before the video started.
Video of the incident can be found at this link. This link also describes her as being 11 years old.
https://heavy.com/news/2019/01/david-steven-bell-asheville-mall-full-video/
