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Andy Dick wants to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against a man caught on camera knocking him unconscious last year, saying he’ll return to New Orleans to testify, according to a report. The troubled comedian admitted Wednesday he had lost touch with prosecutors in the case against David Hale, 47, who told police he punched …
Andy Dick wants to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against a man caught on camera knocking him unconscious last year, saying he’ll return to New Orleans to testify, according to a report.
The troubled comedian admitted Wednesday he had lost touch with prosecutors in the case against David Hale, 47, who told police he punched Dick, 54, after the comedian grabbed his genitals following a show in the French Quarter in August.
Prosecutors on Tuesday agreed to drop battery charges in the case since Dick had “not been cooperative,” NOLA.com reports.
Dick acknowledged not communicating with prosecutors handling the case, citing his poor mental and physical condition since the incident as the reason.
But he’s now willing to cooperate, claiming Hale was trying to kill him but “didn’t quite do the job.”
“I’m afraid of [Hale], really scared of him, and I almost don’t want to deal with it,” Dick told the outlet. “But I want him held accountable because … he’s going to kill someone.”
Hale’s attorney, meanwhile, said he believes the district attorney’s office in New Orleans “made the right decision” by dropping the case.
“If anything further comes from this matter, we don’t expect any different outcome, and we remain committed to our client’s vindication,” attorney Michael Kennedy said.
Dick alleges that Hale asked him for a picture following a show at One Eyed Jacks on Aug. 10. Dick then put his hand on Hale’s bare stomach after the man lifted up his shirt during the photo, he told NOLA.com.
Hale later punched Dick as he was about to hop into a car outside, knocking him unconscious and sending him to the hospital with bleeding in his brain, the comedian said.
“I died – I was dead,” Dick recalled, adding that he was revived at the scene.
Hale later told cops he only punched Dick because the comedian grabbed his genitals, which Dick denied on Wednesday. The incident has caused him to miss several projects, he said.
“I’m really not doing well,” Dick told NOLA.com.
In response to Dick’s comments, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office said it has “renewed efforts” to discuss the comedian’s willingness to cooperate with prosecutors, WVUE reports.
”He had not responded to our earlier efforts, nor have we been immediately successful making contact today,” the office said in a statement. “But any time a victim of a violent crime communicates to us that they are ready and willing to participate in what is deemed to be a viable criminal case, we remain ready and willing to institute charges and prosecute the responsible offender.”
