Meadville-Unionville basketball fans involved in fight at playoff game charged by police

MEADVILLE — Four adults and 3 teenagers are facing charges for their accused actions successful a combat that broke retired during a precocious schoolhouse hoops playoff crippled connected Friday.

The combat successful the Meadville Area Senior High gymnasium broke retired during a crippled betwixt Meadville and Uniontown with astir 3 minutes near successful the 4th fourth aft a method foul was called connected a Uniontown player. A reappraisal of the incidental led the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association to grounds the crippled arsenic a forfeiture by some schools, ending some of their seasons, and sanctions were placed connected some schools.

Meadville Police Chief Michael Stefanucci, successful a quality merchandise issued Wednesday afternoon, announced that 7 radical were facing charges successful transportation with the fight.

The 3 juveniles who are facing charges are 16 years aged and are from Meadville. Two are facing 1 number of disorderly conduct, portion the 3rd is facing elemental assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, according to the release.

Also facing charges, according to Stefanucci, are a 44-year-old Uniontown man, who faces elemental assault, harassment and disorderly behaviour charges; an 18-year-old Uniontown man, who faces disorderly conduct; a 25-year-old Meadville man, who faces disorderly conduct; and a 37-year-old Meadville man, who faces disorderly conduct.

The Erie Times-News typically does not place suspects unless charged with felony oregon high-grade misdemeanor offenses.

Stefanucci wrote that Meadville constabulary officers who were successful attendance during Friday's crippled called for assistance aft the combat broke out, and upon the accomplishment of others the concern was rapidly brought nether power with nary superior injuries reported.

Stefanucci thanked Crawford Central School District employees who assisted constabulary during the incident. He besides thanked "the ample bulk of players and spectators that acted responsibly" during the incident.

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