Travis McCoy ARRESTED For Reacting To Racial Slur

On Wednesday, Travis McCoy (lead singer of uber-popular group Gym Class Heroes) was arrested on assault charges. During the set on Tuesday night in St. Louis, an African-American concert-goer called McCoy an "ignorant ni**er". McCoy proceeded to hit the concert-goer over the head repeatedly with his microphone. He received assault charges, and has since been released on $500 bond. His publicist had the following to say in a statement:

“Somebody in the crowd was taunting Travis with racial slurs. Travis
invited him onstage with the intent of calling him out in front of the crowd, with absolutely no intention of a physical altercation. When he tried to help him onstage, the guy hit Travis in the knee area (which has been in a brace because of a recent sprain), forcing Travis to defend himself. At this point, a scuffle broke out.

This whole incident is unfortunate. Travis McCoy and Gym Class Heroes are anything but violent. Their message is about racial unity and having a good time. It’s amazing that in 2008 there are still people out there that would say such ignorant things.

Travis is deeply upset that this happened, and has expressed his
apologies to the band's fans that were at the show, Kevin Lyman, and the Vans Warped Tour. GCH is putting this behind them and looks forward to seeing everyone on the rest of the tour.”