Women Involed in McGraw Concert Brawl Speak Out

Marcus Nirschl, the man who was kicked out of a Tim McGraw concert last week in Auburn, Wash., has been making the media rounds to tell his side of the story. The 30-year-old fan was pulled up on stage and shoved by the country star after an apparent ruckus in the front row of the concert. While Nirschl claims he was being pushed and never intentionally hurt anyone, McGraw's camp insists the singer witnessed Nirschl attack a woman on the front row. Now it's that woman's turn to tell her side.

"He pounded his way through the crowd like a linebacker," concert-goer Tonia Hohagen said of Nirschl during an interview with Tacoma's News Tribune.

"The next thing I know, my hair is being pulled," said Hohagen's sister, Rae Lynn Doughty, adding that Nirschl also punched her in the thigh. "His face was just totally stoic . . . Even when he reached up and punched me, he was just stoic."

Hohagen and Doughty say they're disgusted at Nirschl's sudden fame out of the whole ordeal, fueled by the YouTube video of the incident and by his several media interviews in the last week.

"It seems kind of weird that this guy is getting (positive attention)," Doughty said. "You know what? You were a jerk. You were abusive. Whether you recognize it or not because you were so drunk, who knows? But that's just not OK."

Nirschl insists he doesn't remember grabbing or punching anyone. He says that any aggression on his part was accidental.

"I was just making my way up to my seat because I wanted to be up there when he started 'Indian Outlaw,'" he told CMT. "I was getting shoved up against some empty seats, and I may have pushed some people when I was trying to get my balance. But I didn't grab nobody's hair, and I didn't hit nobody. I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet."

Nirschl was escorted out of the venue but was not arrested. He admits he had a few beers that night but said he wasn't drunk.

"I'm a big guy," he told the News Tribune, laughing. "I can drink an 18-pack and still be sober."

Several witnesses refute that. One off-duty sheriff's deputy working security at the concert said Nirschl was indeed visibly drunk. Other fans say they smelled beer on his breath. Still, Nirschl says he may hire a lawyer to prove otherwise.

"I'm tired of the false accusations, really," said the ejected fan. "Because I'm not a bad guy . . . and the last thing I want to do is hit a girl."

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