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Police Seek Criminal Charges for Fans in Sheffield Scuffle
Boston police are seeking misdemeanor criminal charges against two fans who were involved in a scuffle with New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield during the eighth inning of a Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park last Thursday.
Police on Tuesday asked a clerk magistrate to decide whether a disorderly conduct charge is warranted against the fans, according to Officer John Boyle, a department spokesman.
Boyle wouldn't name the two fans, but Red Sox officials have revoked season tickets from Christopher House, a Boston man who appeared to make contact with Sheffield while he was chasing down a ball in the right-field corner of Fenway Park.
The team also banned a fan who spilled beer on Sheffield from buying tickets this season. The Red Sox did not release his name.
The charge is disorderly person and disturbing a public assembly.
It wasn't immediately clear if court officials at Boston Municipal Court have scheduled a date for the hearing. If a clerk magistrate decides that criminal charges are warranted, the two fans would appear before a judge.
Meanwhile, Sheffield could find out soon whether he'll also be punished for his role in the confrontation. Sheffield and his agent, Rufus Williams, planned to meet Tuesday with Bob Watson, vice president in charge of discipline in the commissioner's office. Williams called Boston's actions a "good thing."
House in a statement said he had "no intention" of striking Sheffield and that he does not believe he made contact with the outfielder.
A message left at the office of House's attorney, David T. Norton, was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Source: AP
Police on Tuesday asked a clerk magistrate to decide whether a disorderly conduct charge is warranted against the fans, according to Officer John Boyle, a department spokesman.
Boyle wouldn't name the two fans, but Red Sox officials have revoked season tickets from Christopher House, a Boston man who appeared to make contact with Sheffield while he was chasing down a ball in the right-field corner of Fenway Park.
The team also banned a fan who spilled beer on Sheffield from buying tickets this season. The Red Sox did not release his name.
The charge is disorderly person and disturbing a public assembly.
It wasn't immediately clear if court officials at Boston Municipal Court have scheduled a date for the hearing. If a clerk magistrate decides that criminal charges are warranted, the two fans would appear before a judge.
Meanwhile, Sheffield could find out soon whether he'll also be punished for his role in the confrontation. Sheffield and his agent, Rufus Williams, planned to meet Tuesday with Bob Watson, vice president in charge of discipline in the commissioner's office. Williams called Boston's actions a "good thing."
House in a statement said he had "no intention" of striking Sheffield and that he does not believe he made contact with the outfielder.
A message left at the office of House's attorney, David T. Norton, was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Source: AP