Three 6 Mafia could
visit a Pittsburgh, Pa., court as early as next month to face a subpoena from
a fan who claims that associates of the rap group assaulted him during a concert
last year.
Ramone Williams,
19, filed a lawsuit against the Memphis trio, alleging that two of their associates
assaulted him as they performed their song "Let’s Start A Riot" at
the Rock Jungle Night Club on Aug. 26, 2003.
Williams, who reportedly
entered the club despite being underage, said that he was thrown to the floor,
stomped, kicked in the face and hit with a chair. His attackers left him with
two fractures to his left jaw, as well as other injuries.
Williams filed
his lawsuit in July 2005 and named the club owners and Paul "DJ Paul"
Beauregard, Jordan "Juicy J" Houston and Cedric Coleman as defendants.
Williams’ attorney
told the Pittsburgh Gazette that the attackers were Robert "Koopsta
Knicca" Cooper and Darnell "Crunchy Black" Carlton. Both men
are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Cooper was slated
to appear in court this month on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated
robbery, after being accused of robbing three people at gunpoint in a Memphis
home and taking $7,000, a diamond ring and other items.
Three 6 Mafia recently
won an Oscar for Best Original Song after group members wrote the music and
lyrics for "It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp," taken from the critically-acclaimed
movie, Hustle & Flow.
