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High school football team travels 500 miles only to get pepper sprayed by police after loss
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A high school football game ended in chaos after police deployed pepper spray in an effort to defuse verbal and physical altercations.
The Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School football team from St. Louis traveled nearly 500 miles to Massillon, Ohio, and it turned into a nightmare of a trip.
Cardinal Ritter fell to Massillon High School 28-14 in what was said to be a chippy, physical game all night.
Police used pepper spray on a high school football team from St. Louis to defuse altercations with their opponents. (Dylan Kelley/@dpk.captures)
Tensions boiled over during the postgame handshake, when multiple players had to be separated, prompting the use of pepper spray.
Police said the officers involved “operated within our policies and procedures.”
“Our task was to ensure the safety and security of all those who enter the stadium, which includes fans, students and athletes alike. Unfortunately, the conclusion of the game brought with it multiple physical altercations on the field between both teams,” the police said in a release.
The release then explained why the pepper spray was used.
“Team staff members, coaches and Massillon police officers were forced to intervene and separate players during the post-game ‘hand-shake.’ Officers gave lawful orders on multiple occasions for Cardinal Ritter players to leave the field and head toward their locker room,” the release continued.
A player needed to get water in his eyes after getting pepper sprayed. (Dylan Kelley/@dpk.captures)
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“The verbal commands were an attempt to de-escalate the pushing and shoving occurring. Those commands were ignored. At one point during the incident, a Massillon player’s facemask was grabbed; he was surrounded, and then chased by Cardinal Ritter players. Officers once again ordered the visiting team off the field. All of this was transpiring while the Massillon marching band and cheerleaders were now on the field for the ceremonial post-game playing of the school’s alma mater. This factor concerned officers as they continued to order Ritter players off the field.
“The Ritter players again charged at Massillon players who were now near the band. This was an unfortunate and difficult situation for officers, who, during the entirety of the incident, attempted to restore order. Ultimately, two Massillon police officers deployed pepper spray, which was effective. We have thoroughly reviewed this incident and found they operated within our policies and procedures for the use-of-force action taken.”
Cardinal Ritter officials told Fox 8 in Cleveland they have contacted the Ohio High School Athletic Association to see what action they could take.
The game had been chippy throughout. (Dylan Kelley/@dpk.captures)
“We are aware of the incident that occurred at the Massillon, OH, football game last week, and we were very troubled by a video of what happened,” Cardinal Ritter’s president Tamiko Armstead said in a statement.
Current Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams attended Cardinal Ritter. Paul Brown, the co-founder of the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, also attended Massillon.
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Detroit, MI
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‘No Kings’ protests scheduled across Metro Detroit Saturday, here’s what to know
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This comes after nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations were held on June 14 to protest against President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C.
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The incident occurred on Friday (Oct. 17) when police said they were alerted by the Detroit Regional Communication Center about a possible body being dumped on Belle Isle near Lakeside Street and Lucerne Drive.
Police said a suspect vehicle, described as a silver Ford Focus, was seen by a Metro South sergeant leaving the island.
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Michigan holds a 9-6 advantage in the all-time series, including wins in three of the last four games between the two programs.
The Huskies won last season’s matchup 27-17 at Husky Stadium, marking their first meeting as Big Ten conference opponents.
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The incident occurred on Friday (Oct. 17) at 2:30 p.m. in the area of Samaria Road and Sylvania-Petersburg Road.
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Weather: Wicked weekend weather with rain & storms; gusty winds expected in Metro Detroit
After a dry end of the week with plenty of sunshine, cloud cover has worked into the region overnight and into early on Saturday morning, and we have got a wet weekend shaping up for all of Southeastern Michigan.
While we start the day dry on Saturday, we will watch rain showers, move into the region by the afternoon and evening hours. A few thunderstorms are also possible Saturday night overnight into early on Sunday morning.
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MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels
Scattered morning rain on Saturday. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny at times and dry in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
More rain and storms move in from the south late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Heavy rain is possible.
Gradually clearing out Sunday afternoon with cool and very windy weather around. Highs in the mid 50s.
Very wind Sunday through Wednesday due to several frontal systems. Winds gusting 30mph.
Today: Scattered AM Storms. Partly to mostly cloudy & warm. Rain and storms late at night.
High: 74°
Wind: SW 5-15
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance rain and storms late.
Low: 49°
Wind: SW 10-20
Sunday: Morning rain. Afternoon clearing. Very windy and chilly.
High: 56°
Wind: NW 15-25
Monday: Partly sunny and windy. Chance for showers at night.
AM Low: 41° High: 65°
Wind: S 15-25
Tuesday: Windy and chilly with a chance for rain showers.
AM Low: 43° High: 53°
Wind: W 15-25
Wednesday:Partly sunny.
AM Low: 42° High: 55°
Wind: W 10-20
Thursday: Partly sunny.
AM Low: 38° High: 56°
Wind: NW 5-10
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