--- description: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was hit by a pie in the face during an event at a local high school Wednesday evening title: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit With Pie in the Face image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbca75362ac8e95f1/6988a7130a4a22945e9cb5da/kevin-johnson-sacramento.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit by a Pie in the Face  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 22, 2016 12:28 PM CUT  Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson speaks on stage during a parade on Sept. 11, 2015 in Sacramento, California. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson speaks on stage during a parade on Sept. 11, 2015 in Sacramento, California.Stephen Lam—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 22, 2016 12:28 PM CUT Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was hit by a pie in the face during an event at a local high school Wednesday evening, leading to a short altercation, according to [reports](http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article103361597.html "undefined"). Police arrested Sean Thompson, 32, on felony charges of assaulting a public official at a benefit dinner. The assailant pulled Johnson by the arm to remove him from a conversation with dinner guests before throwing the pie in his face, according the mayor’s office. An altercation ensued before police restrained Thompson. “Let me be clear, the mayor was assaulted tonight,” spokeswoman Crystal Strait [told the Sacramento _Bee_](http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article103361597.html#storylink=cpy "undefined"). “He is home with his family…The whole thing is just shocking.” The suspected attacker’s motive was not immediately made clear. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4503964/sacramento-kevin-johnson-pie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4503964/sacramento-kevin-johnson-pie/"},"headline":"Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit by a Pie in the Face","datePublished":"2016-09-22T12:28:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:45:18.966Z","description":"It's not yet clear why","url":"https://time.com/4503964/sacramento-kevin-johnson-pie/","keywords":["California","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbca75362ac8e95f1/6988a7130a4a22945e9cb5da/kevin-johnson-sacramento.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbca75362ac8e95f1/6988a7130a4a22945e9cb5da/kevin-johnson-sacramento.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"sacramento kevin johnson","caption":"sacramento kevin johnson","creditText":"Stephen Lam—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4503964/sacramento-kevin-johnson-pie/","name":"Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit by a Pie in the Face"}}]}] ```