Employee with autism attacked with 16-pound ball at Ohio bowling alley, cops say

Correction: An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect age for the bowling alley employee who was injured. The prosecutors did not provide that information.

An Ohio man smashed the face of a bowling alley worker with a 16-pound ball during an argument, authorities say.

The employee, who has autism, was working behind the counter of Capri Lanes in Kettering when authorities say Donte Nevins, 41, threw the bowling ball at him.

Nevins of Dayton was indicted on charges of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and felonious assault causing serious physical harm, the Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney said Thursday.

The bowling ball hit the employee below his eye and caused two facial fractures, authorities say. Surveillance video captured the March 14 incident.

“There is simply no excuse for attacking someone by using a bowling ball as a weapon,” Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck said in a statement. “Thankfully, the victim did not require surgery but he clearly suffered serious injuries.”

This story was originally published June 10, 2021 at 4:23 PM.