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Basketball Player Beaten

Ike Muoneke

By KSFY News

Story Created: Apr 14, 2008 at 5:02 PM CDT

Story Updated: Apr 15, 2008 at 8:55 AM CDT

A Dakota Wesleyan Basketball player was beaten over the weekend.  Police say Ike Muoneke was attacked outside of the Comfort Inn in Mitchell.  He is originally from Houston, Texas and is a junior at Dakota Wesleyan.  Muoneke was treated and released from the hospital and is now back in Houston.

The Davison County State's Attorney says 49-year-old Gary Bussmus and 21-year-old Kyle Bussmus are charged with simple assault.  Stay with KSFY News and KSFY.com for further details.

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Sunday, Jun 22 at 12:49 AM Team Bussmus wrote ...

Everyone who continues to say that this is a hate crime is ridiculus and is acted just as much a racists or than the people involved in this fight. Most of us have a been to a bar before and 9 out of 10 times there is usually a fight, just because this fight happened to be between people of two different colors does not mean that it happened just because of race. Remember that there are 2 sides to every story and that you all are being very judgemental and unfair.

Monday, Apr 21 at 1:03 PM Mitchell wrote ...

I hope and pray that Ike comes back to DWU next year. Please don't let the acts of one messed up family change your plans for your future. You have so many people behind you. I pray you have the strength to overcome this terrible act and move on to a bright future at DWU. Don't let evil win!!!

Friday, Apr 18 at 4:49 PM Father Muoneke wrote ...

I thank God Ike survived the beating! Ike is not pugnacious, and I hope he will never have to fight; bullied once by a big student in high school, and now by the Bussmus family, but never in a fight! I thank the good people of Mitchell and DWU students who saved his life, and all those who sympathise. Ike loves the people of Mitchell, SD very much, especially his team-mates and his professors.

Wednesday, Apr 16 at 8:46 PM Anonymous wrote ...

ike is my big cousin. he didnt deserve this at all! no one deserves this! and this gary bussmus is sick. becuse who in the right mind would even dare try even touchin and 20 year old knowing that they are 49??

Wednesday, Apr 16 at 6:18 PM Harold Reese wrote ...

I attended DWU I am crushed to think that such an incident would occur like this in the city of Mitchell. I hope that the "law" is actively seeking those involved!!!

Wednesday, Apr 16 at 12:43 AM Anonymous wrote ...

IKE IS A BASKETBALL PLAYER AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT IGNORE THE RACIAL CRIMES THAT OCCUR TO MINORITIES IN MITCHELL!

Tuesday, Apr 15 at 11:12 PM 20 year resident wrote ...

Wow, is all I can say for the city police department in mitchell. It's a sad day when your local justice of the peace look the other way on such a terrible crime committed by local thugs, whom by the way have been convicted of this one other time.

Tuesday, Apr 15 at 2:29 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Simple assault YA RIGHT!!!

Tuesday, Apr 15 at 2:19 PM some one who knows wrote ...

i spoke with ike and he said he is sorry it had to get this big he wishes that he didn't have the spot light on him, he thinks its his fault, and wants everybody to know mitchell is a great place for anybody to go along with dakota weselayn university

Monday, Apr 14 at 10:16 PM Sad wrote ...

Hope your well Ike. We'll keep you in our prayers...

Monday, Apr 14 at 10:15 PM sioux falls wrote ...

after seeing that on the 10 oclock news.. I dont think a man should ever be beaten that bad for their skin color..

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:54 PM Hate crime my foot. wrote ...

Aint that something we can just take anything and make it a hate crime. I bet MR star basketball player will think before he goes and starts a fight with a 49 year old farm boy from MItchell.

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:48 PM MItchell wrote ...

I was at the bar that night and IKe was so wasted he could have fell in the bathroom and that could have happened

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:45 PM Team Bussmus wrote ...

JUst remember there are two sides to every story, you should ask IKE who started the fight, but wait we can't he is in Texas.

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:36 PM students parent wrote ...

I thought Blarney's would have prevented this. This is a sad day for Mitchell,S.D. I hope Bussmus gets his Do!!!

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:24 PM Haters wrote ...

This is terrible to think someone would commit an act of this nature. These guys need to realize we are not living pre civil war. The Bussmuss's need to wake up.

Monday, Apr 14 at 7:17 PM Iowa wrote ...

This is a very sad story....things like this should never happen...these people need to take a real long look at their lives....

Monday, Apr 14 at 6:55 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Were the other men arrested charged? This was a HATE CRIME! Is it being treated as such? When you have young men trying to rescue Ike from the beating screamed at that they were N-lovers,it is a hate crime right here in South Dakota. It is so horrible and so sad that people are so ignorant in 2008.

Monday, Apr 14 at 6:48 PM mitchell wrote ...

who thinks they have the right to do that to somebody!!? Especially Ike..

Monday, Apr 14 at 6:39 PM D wrote ...

His name is Bussmus. Pretty sad story..

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