Fan Gets Taser Into MetLife Stadium

[boo7382]

Unbelievable....on the anny of Sept 11th....

OF ALL PLACES, this guy is from South Carolina....and to make it even worse he's a Cowboys fan.

They were talking about it on wnfz and Mac said the guy apparently wouldn't even stand for the 9/11 tribute and was later involved in an altercation in which the taser was revealed

Cops: Fan arrested in Taser incident

Despite added security at MetLife Stadium on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, a South Carolina man was arrested Sunday night for allegedly using an illegal stun gun in a fight with other fans during the Jets' season opener against the Cowboys, according to police.

Leroy McKelvey, 59, of Moncks Corner, S.C., was arrested by New Jersey police and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and two weapons counts.

McKelvey was taken to Bergen County Jail, where bail was set at $22,500.

New York City and surrounding areas were on high alert Sunday. Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, were at the game for Sunday night's pregame coin toss. Security at MetLife Stadium featured bomb-sniffing dogs and a heavy police presence.

According to a statement from MetLife Stadium president and CEO Mark Lamping: "On Sunday evening, a man entered the stadium with an illegal Taser the size of a small cell phone in his pocket. The Taser was later used in an altercation with fans, during which no one was seriously injured.

"The man was immediately arrested. Procedures for pat-downs established by the NFL and used at every game were in effect at all entry gates."

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/cops-fan-arrested-in-taser-incident-1.3165351?qr=1

Ridiculous!

From another article:

The website Deadspin posted a cellphone video Monday of the fight. One fan can be heard on the video saying: “How did he get in here with that thing?”

According to the New York Daily News, the fracas began because McKelvey and his entourage didn’t stand during the national anthem. They also allegedly spoke during “Taps” and “Amazing Grace,” drawing the ire of a Marine.

Tha God said McKelvey is a Jehovah’s Witness, and doesn’t believe in standing for the anthem.

The peeved Marine in section 324 wouldn’t let McKelvey pass to use the bathroom at halftime, witnesses told the paper. That’s when they said McKelvey used the taser.

Apparently the guy's father is saying he brought it in b/c "he felt threatened"

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/13/taser-mans-son-cowboys-fan-father-felt-threatened-at-metlife-stadium/

[mmmbeans]

Jesus, how old was the guys father?

[Panthercougar68]

oops just made a thread in the NFL section :o

This is completely asinine. I guess the show pros this Sunday at BOA will be really big on pat downs.

[boo7382]

oops just made a thread in the NFL section :o

This is completely asinine. I guess the show pros this Sunday at BOA will be really big on pat downs.

np we can just have a mod merge mine into yours. I didn't know if I should put it here or NFL.

[Mr. Scot]

Was hoping when I heard about this that it would be Cowboy fans getting tasered.

That I could have lived with.

Since it's a Cowboy fan using the taser, I say hang him.

[cookinwithgas]

Has Boeing hired this winner yet?

[Hawk]

np we can just have a mod merge mine into yours. I didn't know if I should put it here or NFL.

I'll merge mine into yours anyday!!!!

[Wither]

I'll merge mine into yours anyday!!!!

Remember that sexual harassment video you had to watch when you got hired and later when that lady accused you of... yeah...

[Davidson Deac II]

I am surprised a Cowboys fan could actually figure out how to use a Taser.