A Cincinnati Reds fan, William Hendon, 19, faced arrest after a dramatic field invasion during a game at the Great American Ballpark on Tuesday night. Hendon performed a backflip in front of a policeman prior to being tasered. The incident happened
A Cincinnati Reds fan, William Hendon, 19, faced arrest after a dramatic field invasion during a game at the Great American Ballpark on Tuesday night. Hendon performed a backflip in front of a policeman prior to being tasered. After that, he was arrested and charged with felony criminal trespass and misdemeanor obstructing government business. He was then placed under arrest and lodged into the Hamilton County Jail.
Warning: The following video might be disturbing to some viewers:
A fan in Cincinnati ran onto the field, did a backflip, then immediately got tased
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The incident happened during the Reds game and was caught on camera. It was then extensively shared on social media. Fox 19 Cincinnati published a criminal complaint in which an officer claimed Hendon “did knowingly run onto the Reds playing field during the game without permission to do so.” Hendon attempted to elude the pursuing officer, disrupting official responsibilities, according to the complaint.
Hendon is expected in court for the first time on Wednesday morning. The accusations levied against him comprise of deliberately hindering an officer’s responsibilities and entering the field of play without license.
The video quickly went viral on social media. It garnered a slew of reactions from netizens. One user asked what would have happened had Hendon been tasered mid-flip :
Imagine if they tased him mid backflip tho pic.twitter.com/1tY58Czm0w
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Cleveland won the first game of the Ohio Cup series, and the Reds had several outstanding efforts in the game itself. The Guardians prevailed thanks to Josh Naylor’s 17th home run and Steven Kwan’s crucial two-run double. Cleveland took a lead thanks to Kwan’s double and Naylor’s single in the third inning. Triston McKenzie threw 5 1/3 innings while giving up two runs. Emmanuel Clase survived a difficult ninth inning to get his 20th save.
Jeimer Candelario’s RBI double in the first inning gave Cincinnati the early lead in the contest. But Cleveland’s
Freeman, who plays center field, made back-to-back outstanding catches that stopped the Reds from adding more runs.
