Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in 'Bloody' Scene.

Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie on Thursday evening at a farm-to-table dinner event — then multiple sources say he tackled and assaulted the protester in a "bloody" brawl.

During the meal, a protester approached mayor and tagged him in the face with a store-bought coconut cream pie.

Stunned, the mayor allegedly tackled the protester and punched him "repeatedly," more than half a dozen times, landing "five to 10" blows, according to various witnesses.

One witness described it as a "bloody pulp." Other witnesses say that the pie-thrower was hit multiple times in the face and will definitely need stitches, and that there was visible blood. Ambulances and fire department arrived at the scene.

The assailant was 32-year-old Sean Thompson, who was arrested on charges of felony assault of a public official and misdemeanor battery on school property. He's being held on $100,000 bail.

From county jail, Thompson told a reporter with The Sacramento Bee on Thursday afternoon that Johnson "punched [him] in the face at least two times."

"I don't think that was an appropriate response to a pie to the face," he told the Bee.

The mayor's office released a statement on Thursday morning, saying that Johnson "reacted in self-defense like most people do when attacked by an unknown object."

The "pie-thrower" has engaged Johnson in the past during city council meetings. In 2011, Thompson spoke at council and turned his back on Johnson. Tensions were apparently high at this meeting, and three SPD officers moved toward him — but Johnson waived them off.

There is precedent for convictions involving attacks on public officials with pie. In 1999, three protesters were convicted of battery for hitting then-S.F. Mayor Willie Brown with pies.

Thompson's arraignment is scheduled for Friday, September 23, at 1:30 p.m.

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Not only did Black Lives Matter win (again) but DEATH @ the good sis thinking a "simple pie to the face" was harmless & didn't warrant a beat down

Not in the hood sis, not in the hood

Thoughts on another racist biting the dust?

He probably wanted him to be shaken and call the authorities, oh well.

Bet he learned to keep his pies to himself and eat them like everyone else that day.

Wish this was on video

Firstly, no one should be able to get that close to public officials just as a security precaution. Secondly, the mayor handled this incredibly poorly.

He handled himself correctly?

& not you sidestepping the misbehavior from the assailant

Whoop that ass.

And they send you to prison

Except with a good lawyer like this mayor has, self defense will be argued.

I bet he didn't expect to get his ass beat.

I don't condone violence!

I addressed the initial aggressor when I said that no person should be allowed to get that close to a public official.

he shouldn't have thrown that damn pie if he didn't want to be assaulted in return. in other words: don't start none, won't be none.

shut.... up..... lmao....

He does this in every thread. Always clutching at straws to vilify the victim. It's an ugly habit. In fact lemme just put him on ignore rn.

Could you at least try to be a little less transparently racist?

Tbqh, the pie thrower is lucky he wasn't killed.

Only on ATRL do I see people condoning civilians killing children because they wore a hoodie when it was cold outside but when a public official tries to defend themselves from an assault here you come with the BS.

He got what he deserved for being stupid enough to throw a pie into someone's face , but how was he racist? Am I missing something

I remember last year I caught some racist Eurotrash going through my things at Starbucks and I promptly got him together. He went crying to the police and they didn't want to hear it. I punched him one time after I had to wrestle my stuff away from him and he had blood coming out of his head.