A local state representative is recovering after being attacked inside a Youngstown café Saturday night.
State Rep. Bob Hagan (D) said he had just entered the Lemon Grove café and Lounge with his family to see some entertainment there. That's when he said a man told him to get out of the way and punched him.
Hagan was knocked out and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He suffered a concussion and has 11 stitches in his chin.
Hagan spoke with us by phone about the harrowing ordeal.
"I was blind-sided by someone that came out of nowhere. I was in the restaurant less than two minutes and he hit me in the face and knocked me right out on the ground. An ambulance came and took me to the hospital."
Hagan said he will continue to enjoy the downtown area attractions and considers this just a random act of violence.
Police arrested 30-year-old Dorian Thomas at the scene.
