SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Latest on the pie assault of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson (all times local):3:30 p.m.A protester says he put a pie in Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnsons face because he disagrees with the mayors priorities and has accomplished little with peaceful activism.Sean Thompson was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a public official at a charity dinner Wednesday night after hitting the former NBA player with what he says was a coconut cream pie.In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday in jail, Thompson says the mayor punched him at least two times, and pretty hard.Johnsons signature achievement in office was getting a $550 million arena built for the citys NBA team, the Sacramento Kings.Thompson says he was angry with the mayor for devoting so much of his political energy to that endeavor and not to needs such as education and homelessness.---12:10 p.m.A witness says Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson threw punches and tackled a man who hit him in the face with a pie at a charity event.Erika Bjork says the former NBA star was standing near her at Wednesday nights outdoor event at Sacramento Charter High School when he was hit.Johnson spokeswoman Crystal Strait says the man approached the mayor from behind, grabbed him and pulled him back before shoving the white dessert in his face.Bjork says the mayor looked shocked and swung at the man multiple times, but she didnt see him land any punches. 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