An attorney for Akon has released a statement on behalf his client that claims the singer did not engage in criminal conduct when he hoisted a KFEST concertgoer on his shoulders Sunday and hurled him off a stage.

"Given the information that we have reviewed to date, it does not appear to us that Akon was involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever," said a statement released by Akon's Manhattan-based attorney, Benjamin Brafman, through Dan Klores Communications in New York City, a public relations firm. "We are prepared to fully cooperate with any law enforcement agency that may be investigating this incident. We are confident that after a thorough investigation it will be apparent that no criminal prosecution of Akon is warranted."

Fishkill police today identified the KFEST concertgoer tossed off the stage by Akon as a 15-year-old resident of Harriman, Orange County, Detective Lt. John Berlingieri said.

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