According to accounts by wife DaLayne, Dallas had parked by some trees and while he was standing on the running boards looking for the bottle, two men came out of the trees and approached him. They told him they wanted his money. Dallas had just emptied his pockets in the room and had nothing for them.

Armed with nothing more than his rock grinders, Schmidt started kicking his attackers and was able to scare them off. Police later found one of the alleged attackers who was severely injured and is now in intensive care. The spur went under his chin, through his tongue and in to his palate. Because the spur was dirty, he is now fighting an infection.

Schmidt claims that the Baymont Hotel management told him that this wasn't the first time hotel guests had been harassed. "If this has happened before, where is security or the police?" Schmidt questioned the day after the event.

Fortunately, the Schmidt family escaped unharmed. However, this is a tough reminder to always be aware when traveling, no matter where you are.

UPDATE: According to Sargent Weiner with the Columbus Police Department, official police reports indicate that Mr. Schmidt was approached by two men outside his hotel room who asked him for money. Feeling he was in a potentially vulnerable situation, Schmidt did report kicking one of the men with his spur. However, neither of the two men have been taken into custody and nobody was reported to have been admitted to the hospital as a result of the incident. Our apologies to all involved for any inaccuracies with earlier reports.