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Jets Fan Tasered, Arrested, Misses Game
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 25, 2010
Modified Jan 25, 2010
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It's bad enough that yesterday's loss to the Colts brought an abrupt end to NYC's dream of living vicariously through New Jersey, but for one poor Jets fan, the agony of defeat was prefaced by the sting of electricity. There is no video (yet), but police say Patrick Mallon, 26, was belligerent and threw beer at Colts fans outside Indianapolis stadium. He was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication at a tailgate party, which is like getting a speeding ticket at the Indy 500. But witnesses say cops used excessive force, and Mallon's father is a criminal defense lawyer, so you can guess where this is going.
Sgt. Jeffrey McCleerey says Mallon was "causing a disturbance, throwing beer on other people in the crowd, and repeatedly ignored my orders and continued to yell and curse at me and other people in the lot." Witnesses say Mallon, a New Jersey construction worker, was singled out by cops to send a message to the rest of Gang Green, and during the arrest police punched him in the back of the head and then Tasered him. After more than eight hours in jail, Mallon paid a $150 fine and was released.
Mallon's father tells the Post, "I’m dumbfounded. He did nothing wrong... He gestured something to the police — not the finger or anything like that — and the next thing you know, the officer came out and threw him up against the car. I just kept yelling, ‘Pat, Pat, just calm down and go with them.’ They Tasered him, I was right there. I could hear it." One Colts fan observed, "All the cops were doing was trying to park cars. The Jets fan didn’t realize that, and he got a little rowdy. And now he’s not watching the game." But despite the Tasing and the handcuffs, Mallon's team spirit remained unbroken; his father says that from the back of the police car, "His last words to me were, 'Go, Jets!'"
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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