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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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Today in History revisits the Sunday, July 7, 1940, edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story of five children being sent to Grand Forks who were fleeing the Blitzkrieg-threatened British Isles.
Five children, fleeing the blitzkrieg-threatened British Isles, will arrive in Grand Forks soon.
The five—two boys and three girls—are from Edinburgh, Scotland, and are second cousins of Rev. W. Murray Allan, minister of the Plymouth Congregational church. They will live at the Allan home.
Mr. Allan said the boys were from one family and the girls from another. Ten days ago Mr. Allan received a cable from the parents, whom he has not seen in 25 years, asking if he would care for them.
Although he has not had definite word, Mr. Allan said he presumed the children are en route to the United States now. He also has been in touch with the American Committee for European Children.
The children coming here are believed to be the first war refugees who will reach North Dakota. Several other Grand Forks families are reported considering offering their homes to British children.
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WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) — Police are investigating after a car crashed into a popular fitness center in Warren.
Just before 10 p.m., a car drove into the Planet Fitness on Elm Road. The car has since been removed from the building.
Bystanders tell our crew on scene that two people were taken away by ambulance.
Warren’s Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
Alex Sorrells contributed to this report.
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